Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
2 Samuel 4:11
A righteous person; for so he was comparatively, and in respect of these men, having not deserved death at their hands.
A righteous person; for so he was comparatively, and in respect of these men, having not deserved death at their hands.
Verse 2 Samuel 4:11. _HOW MUCH MORE_] Here are several things which aggravated the guilt of those wicked men. 1. Ish-bosheth was an _innocent man_, and therefore none could have any ground of quarrel...
5. THE DEATH OF ISH-BOSHETH CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Ish-bosheth in despair (2 Samuel 4:1)_ 2. Mephibosheth, the lame son (2 Samuel 4:4) 3. The end of Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4:5) 4. The punishment of the mu...
It was clear that Ishbaal's authority could not long survive Abner. It was only a question who should carry out the schemes which Abner had set on foot. Two of Ishbaal's captains came to his house as...
PERSON. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. REQUIRE. exact the penalty for. EARTH. land....
_a righteous person_ "A man who had done no one any harm," as Josephus says. His merits seem to have been negative rather than positive. _require his blood_ Demand satisfaction for his murder. God is...
The Punishment of the Murderers by David 8. _to the king_ Observe that Ish-bosheth is never honoured with the title of _king_. _thine enemy, which sought thy life_ These words are to be referred to...
HOW MUCH MORE WHEN WICKED MEN— It was a fine reflection which fell from Darius upon finding that Bessus was plotting against him: he told the traitor, that he was as well satisfied of Alexander's just...
Ish-bosheth Slain. 2 Samuel 4:5-12 5 And 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. 6 And th...
_AND 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,_ No JFB commentary on the...
THE MURDER OF ISH-BOSHETH 2, 3. Beeroth was near Gibeon. The object of this note is to explain how the Beerothites came to be Benjamites. Properly they should have been Canaanites, for Beeroth was inc...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 4 THE MURDER OF ISH-BOSHETH V1 Ish-Bosheth was the son of Saul. He heard that Abner had died in Hebron. So, Ish-Bosheth became afr...
A RIGHTEOUS PERSON — i.e., righteous, not at fault, so far as the matter in hand and his relation to the assassins is concerned. TAKE YOU AWAY FROM THE EARTH. — “Rather, _put you away out of the land....
אַ֞ף כִּֽי ־אֲנָשִׁ֣ים רְשָׁעִ֗ים הָרְג֧וּ אֶת...
ANOTHER TREACHEROUS DEED AND ITS PENALTY 2 Samuel 4:1 Abner's death rendered hopeless the cause of Ish-bosheth. Two captains incurred lasting shame and deserved punishment by their dastardly act of...
Again we have the story of a murder unjustifiable and cruel, prompted solely by the hope of gaining favor with David. Once again the king made it perfectly clear that he had no part in any of these me...
How (g) 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? (g) In that...
_Innocent. Isboseth was such, at least, in their regard. He might also have mounted his father's throne, bona fide; and, at any rate, it was not their business to decide the matter (Calmet) in this tr...
(8) And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my l...
We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that, although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3 AND 4. Alas! the history of this period plunges us into the ways of man. It is no longer merely David walking in the path of faith. It is Joab, a clever, am...
HOW MUCH MORE, WHEN WICKED MEN HAVE SLAIN A RIGHTEOUS PERSON,.... As Ishbosheth was in comparison of the wicked men that slew him; though not with respect to David, if he knew of his divine designatio...
How 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? Ver. 11. _How m...
_How much more_, &c. If he put the Amalekite to death for barely saying that he slew Saul, even at Saul's own command, and when his life was despaired of, how much more would he take signal vengeance...
1 The Israelites being troubled at the death of Abner, 2 Baanah and Rechab slay Ishbosheth, and bring his head to Hebron. 9 Dauid causeth them to be slaine, and Ishbosheths head to be buried. 1 AND...
how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? Ishbosheth, although connected with a wrong cause, was himself without falsehood and blameless; he was not o...
THE MURDER AVENGED...
Abner's death left Ish-bosheth helpless, and all Israel in a state of troubled perplexity (v.1). Two men, however, who were captains of bands in Ish-bosheth's army, saw an attractive opportunity at th...
8-12 A person may be glad to obtain his just wishes, and yet really regret the means by which he receives them. He may be sorry for the death of a person by which he is a gainer. These men shed innoc...
2 Samuel 4:11 wicked H7563 men H582 killed H2026 (H8804) righteous H6662 person H376 house H1004 bed H4904 require...
SAUL'S LEGITIMATE SUCCESSORS ARE RENDERED INCAPABLE OF KINGSHIP. MEPHI-BOSHETH, JONATHAN'S SON, BECOMES LAME AND ISH-BOSHETH, SAUL'S REMAINING SON, IS ASSASSINATED BY TWO OF HIS COMMANDERS WHO BRING H...
CONTENTS: Murder of Ish-bosheth. CHARACTERS: David, Ish-bosheth, Mephibosheth, Baanahm, Rechab. CONCLUSION: The guilt of blood brings a curse, and if men do not avenge it, God will. KEY WORD: Murde...
2 Samuel 4:12. _David slew them._ What a glory to Israel to have a king clothed with justice: a righteous monarch makes a righteous nation. This act of David would elevate him in the eyes of good men....
_And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother._ NOBLENESS AND SELFISHNESS We praise Caesar for slaying the man who brought intelligence of Pompey’s death; let us have some reverent regard for th...
_And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab, and Baanah._ THE DEATH OF ISHBOSHETH I. The motives that induced those two traitors to murder Ishbosheth were: 1. Abner’s death had disabled him for...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:10 This refers to the incident in 2 Samuel 1:13. The Amalekite had at least given the excuse that Saul had requested his own death, but Ish-bosheth’s death was outright
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 4:1. “HIS HANDS WERE FEEBLE,” literally “his hands slackened,” _i.e._, “he lost the power and courage to act as a king.” _(Keil.)_ “TROUBLED,” or “_confounded_...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 4:1 WHEN SAUL'S SON HEARD THAT ABNER WAS DEAD. The news of Abner's death must have had a doubly depressing effect upon Ishbosheth; for he learned, not only that the mainstay of hi...
Now when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all of Israel was troubled. And Saul's son had two men that were the captains of his bands (2 Samuel 4:1-2): These t...
1 John 3:12; 1 Kings 2:32; 2 Samuel 3:27; 2 Samuel 3:39; Exodus 21:12;