rsv 2Samuel:4:8-12 SEEK
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and brought the head of Ish-bo '
sheth to David at Hebron .
And they said to the king , "
Here is the head of Ish-bo '
sheth ,
the son of Saul ,
your enemy ,
who sought your life ;
the LORD has avenged my lord the king this day on Saul and on his offspring ."
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But David answered Rechab and Ba '
anah his brother ,
the sons of Rimmon the Be-er '
othite , "
As the LORD lives ,
who has redeemed my life out of every adversity ,
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when one told me , `
Behold ,
Saul is dead ,'
and thought he was bringing good news ,
I seized him and slew him at Ziklag ,
which was the reward I gave him for his news .
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How much more ,
when wicked men have slain a righteous man in his own house upon his bed ,
shall I not now require his blood at your hand ,
and destroy you from the earth ?"
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And David commanded his young men ,
and they killed them ,
and cut off their hands and feet ,
and hanged them beside the pool at Hebron .
But they took the head of Ish-bo '
sheth ,
and buried it in the tomb of Abner at Hebron .