2 Samuel 4:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David commanded his young men, and they slew 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David commandeth the young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang <FI>them<Fi> over the pool in Hebron, and the head of Ish-Bosheth they have taken, and bury <FI>it<Fi> in the burying-place of Abner in Hebron.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 4:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 21:22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,
- 2 Samuel 1:15Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.
- 2 Samuel 3:32When they buried Abner in Hebron, the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept.
- 2 Samuel 21:9And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.
- Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
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