Verse 9
2 Samuel 4:9
Free Bible Version
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when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead’ and he thought he was bringing me good news, I grabbed him and had him put him to death at Ziklag. That was what he got for bringing me his news!
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֨עַן דָּוִ֜ד אֶת רֵכָ֣ב וְ/אֶת בַּעֲנָ֣ה אָחִ֗י/ו בְּנֵ֛י רִמּ֥וֹן הַ/בְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לָ/הֶ֑ם חַי יְהוָ֕ה אֲשֶׁר פָּדָ֥ה אֶת נַפְשִׁ֖/י מִ/כָּל צָרָֽה
English Translation
And David answered Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As surely as the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul from all distress."
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Chapter 4 Context
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, “As the Lord lives, w...
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9
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11
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