MLV(i)
5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon.
6 And they came there into the midst of the house as though they would have fetched wheat and they killed* him in the body. And Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
7 Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they killed* him and killed him and beheaded him and took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night.
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David to Hebron and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. And Jehovah has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed.
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite and said to them, As Jehovah lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 when he who told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I took hold of him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
11 How much more, when evil men have slain a righteous man in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your* hand and take you* away from the earth?
12 And David commanded his young men and they killed them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
7 Now when they came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedroom, they killed* him and killed him and beheaded him and took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night.
8 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David to Hebron and said to the king, Behold, the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. And Jehovah has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed.
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite and said to them, As Jehovah lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10 when he who told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good news, I took hold of him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
11 How much more, when evil men have slain a righteous man in his own house upon his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your* hand and take you* away from the earth?
12 And David commanded his young men and they killed them and cut off their hands and their feet and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.