2 Samuel 4:8-12

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 Saul not to Ish-bosheth. Cp. 1 Samuel 24:4; 1 Samuel 25:29.

theLord hath avenged The murderers profanely represented themselves as the instruments of Providence. "They pretended piety and loyalty, but they regarded nothing except their own interest." Wordsworth.