A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 4 2 Samuel 4:1-4 _Mephibosheth introduced._ David had made a covenant with Jonathan that he would not destroy his descendants. In this passage of scripture we are introduced to one heir of Jonathan. He has sometimes been called the little lame prince. The reader of the scriptur... [ Continue Reading ]
4. The King in Gilead Slain, 2 Samuel 4:1-12. _Mephibosheth Introduced._ 2 Samuel 4:1-4 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. 2 And Saul's son had two men _that were_ captains of bands: the name of the one _was_ Baanah... [ Continue Reading ]
4. How was Ish-bosheth killed? 2 Samuel 4:5-7 Rimmon and Rechab pretended that they were making deliveries to the king's palace. They chose to enter the place at the heat of the day when the doorkeeper was probably taking a siesta. Ish-bosheth was resting at noontime in his bed. When the assassins... [ Continue Reading ]
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 they came thither into the midst of the house, _as though_ they would have fetched wheat; and they smo... [ Continue Reading ]