El panorama
2 Samuel 4 abre con “And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all…”, cambia cerca del versículo 6 con “And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched…” y termina con “And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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2 Samuel · Versión King James · 122 Samuel 4:1-6
Versículos 1–6: When Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were…
2 Samuel 4:1–6 abre con “And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the…” y llega a “And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Samuel 4 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.” Nombrar a Abner y Hebron mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other…” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)” Nombrar a Beerothites y Gittaim mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
2 Samuel 4:1-6
Versión King James1And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
3And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
4And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
6And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
2 Samuel 4:7-12
Versículos 7–12: For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber…
2 Samuel 4:7–12 abre con “For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and…” y llega a “And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Samuel 4 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth…” Nombrar a Ish y Saul mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD…” Nombrar a Baanah y Beerothite mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
2 Samuel 4:7-12
Versión King James7For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.
8And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
10When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
12And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
2 Samuel 4:1 comienza con “And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
2 Samuel 4:3 forma un giro natural: “And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)”
La nota final
2 Samuel 4:12 deja al lector con “And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Baanah, bosheth, head, Hebron, house, Rechab ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.