2 Samuel 4:6-8

6 They went into the inner part of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rekab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

7 They had gone into the house while he was lying on the bed in his bedroom. After they stabbed and killed him, they cut off his head. Taking it with them, they traveled all night by way of the Arabah.

8 They brought the head of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, your enemy, who tried to kill you. This day the LORD has avenged my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

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2 Samuel 4:6-8 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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1. S 2 Samuel 2:23
2. S Deuteronomy 3:17
3. 2 Samuel 20:21; 2 Kings 10:7
4. 1 Samuel 24:4; 1 Samuel 25:29
5. S Numbers 31:3

2 Samuel 4:6-8

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2 Samuel 4:6-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 4

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