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

2 Saul’s son had two men who were
captains of raiding bands. The name of
one was Baanah and the name of the
other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the
Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin
(for Beeroth also is considered a part of
Benjamin;

3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and
have lived as foreigners there until today).

4 Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son
who was lame in his feet. He was five
years old when the news came about Saul
and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse
picked him up and fled. As she hurried to
flee, he fell and became lame. His name
was Mephibosheth.

5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite,
Rechab and Baanah, went out and came at
about the heat of the day to the house of
Ishbosheth as he took his rest at noon.

6 They came there into the middle of the
house as though they would have fetched
wheat, and they struck him in the body;
and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.