2 Samuel 4:10-11

10 ¹when one told me, saying, 'Behold, Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.

11 "How much * more *, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now ²require his blood from your hand and destroy you from the earth?"

2 Samuel 4:10-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 4

This chapter relates the concern the death of Abner gave to Ishbosheth, and the men of Israel, 2Sa 4:1; the murder of Ishbosheth by two of his captains, who cut off his head, and brought it to David, 2Sa 4:2-8; by whom they were rewarded according to their deserts, he putting them to death, and exposing their bodies to shame and ignominy, 2Sa 4:9-12.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Sam 1:2, 4, 15
• 2. Genesis 9:5; Psalms 9:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "he was as a bearer of good news in his own eyes"
• [b]. Lit "burn"