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 Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
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Verse 12 is found in chapter 4 of 2 Samuel. David recalls how he previously punished the Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul and applies the same principle to Rechab and Baanah. The king explicitly rejects the logic that his rise to the throne justifies murdering his rivals. The execution of the murderers and the honorable burial of Ish-bosheth complete the fall of Saul’s house. David’s kingdom is now ready to be recognized by all the tribes without him having personally eliminated his competitors.
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Und David gebot seinen Jünglingen; die erwürgten sie und hieben ihre Hände und Füße ab und hingen sie auf am Teich zu Hebron. Aber das Haupt Is-Boseths nahmen sie und begruben's in Abners Grab zu Hebron.
Entonces David mandó a los mancebos, y ellos los mataron, y cortáronles las manos y los pies, y colgáronlos sobre el estanque, en Hebrón. Luego tomaron la cabeza de Is-boseth, y enterráronla en el sepulcro de Abner en Hebrón.
Et David ordonna à ses gens de les tuer; ils leur coupèrent les mains et les pieds, et les pendirent au bord de l'étang d'Hébron. Ils prirent ensuite la tête d'Isch-Boscheth, et l'enterrèrent dans le sépulcre d'Abner à Hébron.
Davide adunque comandò a’ fanti che li uccidessero; il che fecero; e poi mozzarono loro le mani ed i piedi, e li appiccarono presso allo stagno in Hebron. Poi presero la testa d’Isboset, e la seppellirono nella sepoltura di Abner, in Hebron
E deu Davi ordem aos seus moços que os matassem; e cortaram-lhes os pés e as mãos, e os penduraram sobre o tanque de Hebrom; tomaram, porém, a cabeça de Is-Bosete, e a sepultaram na sepultura de Abner, em Hebrom.
於是 大衛 吩咐僕人把他們殺了,砍斷他們的手腳,掛在 希伯崙 的池旁。然後,他們把 伊施.波設 的首級葬在 希伯崙押尼珥 的墳墓裏。
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