Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 4

This is a synoptic biblical text presenting 2 Samuel chapter 4 in four parallel versions: the English King James Version (with Strong's concordance numbers interleaved), the Greek Septuagint, the Hebrew Masoretic text (Tanakh), and the Latin Vulgate. The passage narrates the assassination of Ish-bosheth, the weak surviving son of King Saul, by two of his own military captains, Rechab and Baanah, who murder him in his bed at midday and bring his severed head to David at Hebron. David, far from rewarding them, condemns the act as the murder of a righteous man and has the assassins executed, their hands and feet cut off, and their bodies displayed publicly. The chapter also contains an aside introducing Mephibosheth, Jonathan's lame son, who becomes important later in the narrative. The distinctive feature of this document is its value as a text-critical resource: presenting four major textual traditions in columns reveals notable divergences, such as the Septuagint attributing the kingship throughout to "Memphibosthe" rather than "Ish-bosheth," reflecting a different manuscript tradition or editorial choice. A reader would find this useful for comparative biblical scholarship, translation studies, or detailed exegesis of the passage.

Polyglot Bible: 2 Samuel: 2 Samuel 4

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