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CHAPTER IV
_Some account of Rechab and Baanah, two of Ish-bosheth's_
_captains, and of Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan_, 1-4.
_Rechab and Baanah murder Ish-bosheth, and escape; and bring_
_his h...
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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...
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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...
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2 Samuel 4:1-7. The Murder of Ish-bosheth
1. _his hands were feeble_ HIS HANDS WERE WEAKENED. His resolution was
paralysed: he lost heart. Cp. Ezra 4:4, and the opposite expression in
ch. 2 Samuel 2:...
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AND ALL THE ISRAELITES WERE TROUBLED— That is, all those who were
united to the interest of Ish-bosheth....
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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 tro...
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_AND WHEN SAUL'S SON HEARD THAT ABNER WAS DEAD IN HEBRON, HIS HANDS
WERE FEEBLE, AND ALL THE ISRAELITES WERE TROUBLED._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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...
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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...
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IV.
(1) ALL THE ISRAELITES WERE TROUBLED. — The death of Abner affected
both Ish-bosheth and his people. For the former, “his hands were
feeble,” the whole support and strength of his throne being go...
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וַ יִּשְׁמַ֣ע בֶּן ־שָׁא֗וּל כִּ֣י
מֵ֤ת אַבְנ
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CHAPTER V.
_ ASSASSINATION OF ABNER AND ISHBOSHETH._
2 Samuel 3:22; 2 Samuel 4:1
IT is quite possible that, in treating with Abner, David showed too
complacent a temper, that he treated too lightly...
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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...
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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...
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And when Saul's (a) son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands
were (b) feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
(a) That is, Ishbosheth.
(b) Meaning, that he was discouraged....
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Isboseth is omitted in Hebrew but understood. He is expressed in the
Septuagint. The Alexandrian copy generally substitutes Memphibosthai,
by mistake; as he (Miphiboseth) was the son of Jonathan, ver....
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CONTENTS
A melancholy relation this chapter hath of the murder of Ish-bosheth
by two captains in his band. After they had perpetrated the deed they
hastened with the head of Ish-bosheth to David, who...
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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...
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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...
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AND WHEN SAUL'S SON HEARD THAT ABNER WAS DEAD IN HEBRON,.... By Saul's
son is meant Ishbosheth, to whom tidings were soon brought of the
death of Abner his general, and that he died in Hebron, where D...
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_And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands
were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled._
Ver. 1. _His hands were feeble._] He was quite dispirited; _nihil
neque animi,...
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_His hands were feeble_ He was greatly dismayed, as well he might be;
for he was in effect disarmed; he had lost both his sword and his
shield in Abner. _And all the Israelites were troubled_ That is,...
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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...
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ISHBOSHETH MURDERED...
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And when Saul's son, Ishbosheth, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron,
his hands were feeble, slack, he completely lost heart, AND ALL THE
ISRAELITES WERE TROUBLED, not only terrified, but completely a...
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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...
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1-7 See how Ishbosheth was murdered! When those difficulties dispirit
us, which should sharpen our endeavours, we betray both our heavenly
crowns and our earthly lives. Love not sleep, lest thou come...
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2 SAMUEL CHAPTER 4 Ish-bosheth and his party are astonished at Abner's
death, 2 SAMUEL 1:7. Two captains murder Ish-bosheth, and bring his
head to David, 2 SAMUEL 4:2; who caused them to be put to dea...
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2 Samuel 4:1 Sauls H7586 son H1121 heard H8085 (H8799) Abner H74 died
H4191 (H8804) Hebron H2275 heart...
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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...
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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....
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_His hands were feeble._
MEN WITHOUT CO-OPERATION WEAK
The man spoken of was Saul’s son, and as the son of a king what
reason had he to have enfeebled hands? The reason is that Abner was
dead. But co...
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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_...
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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...
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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...
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2 Samuel 17:2; Ezra 4:4; Isaiah 13:7; Isaiah 35:3; Jeremiah 50:43;...