2 Samuel 4
When Abner changed his allegiance from the house of Saul to the house of David, Ish Bosheth, Saul's only remaining son lost courage and it caused alarm in the whole land.
Ish Bosheth had 2 leaders of raiding parties - Baanah and his brother Rekab.
The only other male descendant of Saul (Michal, Saul's daughter David's wife, is still alive and I presume her sister is still alive too) that is a son of Jonathan called Mephibosheth (Jonathan was obviously a cruel and uncaring father to call his son that!). When news of Saul and Jonathans death reached them, his nurse tried to run carrying him at the age of 5, but she tripped and injured his feet, an injury that never healed and left the lad crippled.
Rakab and Baanah decide to turn on Ish Bosheth and killed him in his house - they then hacked off his head and carried it to David expecting a reward - they proclaim - here is the head of your enemy, the son of Saul who tried to kill you.
David, no doubt very coldly, told Rekab and Baanah that the man who told David of the death of Saul thought he was bringing good news to David, David had him killed in Ziklag for his reward - how much more do Rekab and Banaah expect - Ish Bosheth was not guilty in David's eyes , and he ordered the 2 men killed, cut off their hands and feet and hung them by the pool of Hebron.
David gave Ish Bosheth's head a decent burial in the tomb of Abner
One thing that is remarkable about David is that he is able to mourn the death of those who do not like him and he values even the life of the enemy and, according to his lights, punishes murderers when they come to tell him,
When Abner changed his allegiance from the house of Saul to the house of David, Ish Bosheth, Saul's only remaining son lost courage and it caused alarm in the whole land.
Ish Bosheth had 2 leaders of raiding parties - Baanah and his brother Rekab.
The only other male descendant of Saul (Michal, Saul's daughter David's wife, is still alive and I presume her sister is still alive too) that is a son of Jonathan called Mephibosheth (Jonathan was obviously a cruel and uncaring father to call his son that!). When news of Saul and Jonathans death reached them, his nurse tried to run carrying him at the age of 5, but she tripped and injured his feet, an injury that never healed and left the lad crippled.
Rakab and Baanah decide to turn on Ish Bosheth and killed him in his house - they then hacked off his head and carried it to David expecting a reward - they proclaim - here is the head of your enemy, the son of Saul who tried to kill you.
David, no doubt very coldly, told Rekab and Baanah that the man who told David of the death of Saul thought he was bringing good news to David, David had him killed in Ziklag for his reward - how much more do Rekab and Banaah expect - Ish Bosheth was not guilty in David's eyes , and he ordered the 2 men killed, cut off their hands and feet and hung them by the pool of Hebron.
David gave Ish Bosheth's head a decent burial in the tomb of Abner
One thing that is remarkable about David is that he is able to mourn the death of those who do not like him and he values even the life of the enemy and, according to his lights, punishes murderers when they come to tell him,
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