⁴ (Jonathan^(A) son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news^(B) about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled.^(C) His name was Mephibosheth.)^(D)

⁵ Now Rekab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out for the house of Ish-Bosheth,^(E) and they arrived there in the heat of the day while he was taking his noonday rest.^{(F) 6} They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed^(G) him in the stomach. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah slipped away.