2 Samuel 4:12 meaning and explanation
So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
2 Samuel 4:12, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
David has just heard Rechab and Baanah boast that they killed Ish-bosheth, Saul's son and rival king, and brought his head to Hebron expecting a reward. David rejects their claim that the LORD gave him vengeance and orders their execution, since they murdered a man in his own house and on his own bed.
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