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2 Samuel 4:1

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Ish-bosheth is killed

4:1When Ish-bosheth1 the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he was very disheartened,2 and all Israel was afraid.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The does not specify the subject of the verb here, but the reference is to Ish-bosheth, so the name has been supplied in the translation for clarity. 4QSama and the mistakenly read “Mephibosheth.”
  2. 2 Heb “his hands went slack.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died at Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he gave up, and all Israel was dismayed.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, heard about Abner’s death at Hebron, he lost all courage, and all Israel became paralyzed with fear.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed and all of Israel was horrified.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.