Verse 8
2 Samuel 4:8
Free Bible Version
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But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, “As the Lord lives, who has saved me from all my troubles,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ֠/יָּבִאוּ אֶת רֹ֨אשׁ אִֽישׁ בֹּ֥שֶׁת אֶל דָּוִד֮ חֶבְרוֹן֒ וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ הִנֵּֽה רֹ֣אשׁ אִֽישׁ בֹּ֗שֶׁת בֶּן שָׁאוּל֙ אֹֽיִבְ/ךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת נַפְשֶׁ֑/ךָ וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן יְ֠הוָה לַֽ/אדֹנִ֨/י הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ נְקָמוֹת֙ הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֔ה מִ/שָּׁא֖וּל וּ/מִ/זַּרְעֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life; and the Lord has given my lord the king vengeance this day from Saul and his offspring."
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