Recab — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Rimmon’s son who, with his brother Baanah, commanded bands of raiders under Saul’s son Ishbosheth. Hoping to please David, they killed Ishbosheth. David, however, angered with this killing, had the two put to death (2 Sm 4:1-3, 5-12 OET SA2 4:1–3 · OET SA2 4:5–12).

Show passage in OET: SA2 4:1–3; SA2 4:5–12

OET-RV SA2 4:1

4 When Sha’ul’s (Saul’s) son Ish-Boshet heard that Avner had been killed in Hevron, he lost courage and all Yisrael (Israel) was horrified.

OET-RV SA2 4:2

2 He had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. They were Rimon’s sons Ba’anah and Rekav from Be’erot in the Benyamite region,

OET-RV SA2 4:3

3 but the people from Be’erot had fled to Gitayim where they’ve stayed until now.

OET-RV SA2 4:5

5 One day, Ba’anah and Rekav (the sons of Rimon from Be’erot) walked to Ish -Boshet’s house, arriving in the middle of the day when he was taking a nap.

OET-RV SA2 4:6-7

6-7 They entered the middle of the house as if getting wheat, then entered the inner room where @Ish-Boshet was on the bed. They struck him in the body, killing him, then they cut off his head. Then Rekav and Ba’anah took the head and escaped, and walked all night through the Aravah.

OET-RV SA2 4:8

8 They took Ish-Boshet’s head to David at Hevron and told the king, “Look, here’s the head of Ish -Boshet, the son of your enemy Sha’ul who tried to kill you. Today Yahweh’s given vengeance to my master the king against Sha’ul and his descendants.”

OET-RV SA2 4:9

9 Then David answered Rekav and his brother Ba’anah (the sons of Rimon from Be’erot), “As Yahweh lives, having delivered my life from every distress,

OET-RV SA2 4:10

10 when the messenger came to Tsiklag thinking he was bringing me good news and told me that Sha’ul was dead, I had him seized and executed.

OET-RV SA2 4:11

11 Now how much more when wicked men have killed an innocent man on his bed in his own house. Shouldn’t I avenge you two for his murder and remove you from the earth?”

OET-RV SA2 4:12

12 Then David commanded some of the young men and they killed the two brothers and cut of their hands and feet and hung them beside the Hevron pool, but they took Ish -Boshet’s head and buried it there in Hevron in Avner’s tomb.

OET-LV SA2 4:1

4 And_ the _son _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he/it _listened if/because _that ʼAⱱnēr he _had _died in_Ḩeⱱrōn and_ hands _of_his _they _dropped and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _were _terrified.

OET-LV SA2 4:2

2 And_two _of men commanders _of marauding _bands they _were the _son _of Shāʼūl the _name _of the_one was_Baˊₐnāh and_name _of the_second was_Rēkāⱱ the _sons _of Rimmōn the_Bəʼērōtite from_(the)_sons of _Binyāmīn if/because also Bəʼērōt it _is _reckoned to Binyāmīn.

OET-LV SA2 4:3

3 And_ the_Bəʼērōtites _they _had _fled to_Gittayim and_they _have _been there sojourning until the_day (the)_this.

OET-LV SA2 4:5

5 And_ the _sons _of Rimmōn the_Bəʼērōtite Rēkāⱱ and_Baˊₐnāh _they _went and_they _came about_the _heat _of the_day to the _house _of Ish- boshet and_he was_lying DOM the _lying _of (the)_noon(s).

OET-LV SA2 4:6

6 And_they(f) they _came to the _middle _of the _house taking _of (of)_wheat(s) and_they_struck _him into the_belly and_Rēkāⱱ and_Baˊₐnāh his/its_brother they _escaped.

OET-LV SA2 4:7

7 And_they _came the_house and_he was_lying on bed _of_his in_the _chamber _of his _lying _down _of_his and_they_struck _him and_they_killed _him and_they _removed DOM his/its_head and_they _took DOM his/its_head and_they _went the _way _of the _ˊArāⱱāh all _of the_night.

OET-LV SA2 4:8

8 And_they _brought DOM the _head _of Ish- boshet to Dāvid Ḩeⱱrōn and_they _said to the_king HERE the _head _of Ish- boshet the _son _of Shāʼūl/(Saul) enemy _of_your who he _sought DOM life _of_your and_ YHWH _he/it _gave to_master _of_my the_king vengeance(s) the_day the_this from_Shāʼūl and_from_offspring _of_his.

OET-LV SA2 4:9

9 And_ Dāvid _he _answered DOM Rēkāⱱ and_DOM Baˊₐnāh his/its_brother the _sons _of Rimmōn the_Bəʼērōtite and_he/it _said to/for_them by_the _life of_YHWH who he _has _ransomed DOM life _of_my from_all trouble.

OET-LV SA2 4:10

10 If/because the_one_who_told to_me to_say HERE Shāʼūl he _has _died and_he he _was like_one_bearing _news in_his _own _of_eyes and_I_took _hold in_him/it and_I_killed _him in_Tsiqlag/(Ziklag) that I_gave_me to_him/it news.

OET-LV SA2 4:11

11 Indeed if/because men wicked they _have _killed DOM a _man righteous in_his _own _of_house on bed _of_his _own and_now am_not will _I _require DOM blood _of_his from_hand _of_your(pl) and_I _will _remove you(pl) from the_earth/land.

OET-LV SA2 4:12

12 And_ Dāvid _he/it _commanded DOM the _young_men and_they_killed _them and_they _cut _off DOM hands _of_their and_DOM feet _of_their and_they _hanged_them at the_pool in_Ḩeⱱrōn and_DOM the _head _of Ish- boshet they _took and_they _buried_it in_the _tomb _of ʼAⱱnēr at_Ḩeⱱrōn.

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2. Father of Jehonadab (or Jonadab), the violent supporter of Jehu who killed Ahab’s supporters in Samaria (2 Kgs 10:15-27). Jeremiah refers to the followers and descendants of Recab as Recabites. These were nomadic people who lived by Jonadab’s command that his descendants not drink wine, live in houses, sow seed, or plant vineyards. Jeremiah applauded the Recabites’ loyalty to their forebear, contrasting them with Judah and Jerusalem’s unfaithfulness to God. Jeremiah predicted doom for Judah and Jerusalem but promised that Recabites would be preserved (Jer 35:1-19).