Verse 10
2 Samuel 4:10
Bible in Basic English
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When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י הַ/מַּגִּיד֩ לִ֨/י לֵ/אמֹ֜ר הִנֵּה מֵ֣ת שָׁא֗וּל וְ/הֽוּא הָיָ֤ה כִ/מְבַשֵּׂר֙ בְּ/עֵינָ֔י/ו וָ/אֹחֲזָ֣/ה ב֔/וֹ וָ/אֶהְרְגֵ֖/הוּ בְּ/צִֽקְלָ֑ג אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְ/תִתִּ/י ל֖/וֹ בְּשֹׂרָֽה
English Translation
For the one who told me to say, "Look, Saul is dead," and he was like a messenger in my eyes, I seized him and killed him at Ziklag, which I appointed for him as a reward.
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