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    "content": "2 Kings Samuel, Chapter 4 — 12 verses (Douay-Rheims)",
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  "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4 (Douay-Rheims)",
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      "verse": 1,
      "text": "And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain in Hebron: and his hands were weakened, and all Israel was troubled.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:1 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 2,
      "text": "Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon a Berothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in Benjamin.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:2 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 3,
      "text": "And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners there until that time.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:3 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 4,
      "text": "And Jonathan the son of Saul had a son that was lame of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee, he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:4 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 5,
      "text": "And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:5 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 6,
      "text": "And they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled away.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:6 (Douay-Rheims)"
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    {
      "verse": 7,
      "text": "For when they came into the house, he was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:7 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 8,
      "text": "And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:8 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 9,
      "text": "But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:9 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 10,
      "text": "The man that told me, and said: Saul is dead, who thought he brought good tidings, I apprehended, and slew him in Siceleg, who should have been rewarded for his news.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:10 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 11,
      "text": "How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth?",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:11 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 12,
      "text": "And David commanded his servants and they slew them: and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.",
      "citation": "2 Kings Samuel 4:12 (Douay-Rheims)"
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