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 at a loss what to do next. Things became altogether unsettled, chaos reigned in Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISHBOSHETH MURDERED... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands, bold, adventurous men who had divisions of the former Israelitish army under their command. THE NAME OF THE ONE WAS BAANAH, AND THE NAME OF THE OTHER RECHAB, THE SON OF RIMMON, A BEEROTHITE, OF THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN. (FOR BEEROTH, although o... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, probably because the Philistines had captured Beeroth, AND WERE SOJOURNERS THERE UNTIL THIS DAY.)... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet, the last representative of Saul's house after Ishbosheth, a cripple and a minor. HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD WHEN THE TIDINGS CAME OF SAUL AND JONATHAN OUT OF JEZREEL, at the time of the great defeat by the Philistines, 1 Samuel 29:1, AND HIS... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Rimmon, the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon, on the midday-bed, during the drowsiest part of the day, the time of the daily siesta, when men were not so alert as at other times.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat, grain to distribute to their soldiers, which was probably stored off the court or open space in the center of the house. Their presence for such a purpose would attract no attention. AND THEY SMOTE HIM UNDER... [ Continue Reading ]
For when they came in to the house, which was open to them by reason of their position in the army, HE LAY ON HIS BED IN HIS BEDCHAMBER, in the inner, more remote section of the house, AND THEY SMOTE HIM, AND SLEW HIM, AND BEHEADED HIM, AND TOOK HIS HEAD, AND GAT THEM AWAY THROUGH THE PLAIN ALL NIGH... [ Continue Reading ]
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed. To their crime of cold-blooded assassination they added... [ Continue Reading ]
And David answered Rechab and Baanah, his brother, the sons of Rimmon, the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, from all the suffering with which he had been afflicted, thus putting him beyond the necessity of freeing himself from his en... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MURDER AVENGED... [ Continue Reading ]
when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, namely, the Amalekite who came to Ziklag, 2 Samuel 1:2, THINKING TO HAVE BROUGHT GOOD TIDINGS, literally, "and he was as a bringer of good tidings in his own eyes," I TOOK HOLD OF HIM AND SLEW HIM IN ZIKLAG, WHO THOUGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A RE... [ Continue Reading ]
how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? Ishbosheth, although connected with a wrong cause, was himself without falsehood and blameless; he was not out on a raiding expedition or engaged in anything wrong, but was at home, doing no one any harm. SHA... [ Continue Reading ]
And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands, which had committed the murder, AND THEIR FEET, which had hurried after the reward, AND HANGED THEM UP OVER THE POOL IN HEBRON, a public place visited by many people, as a testimony to David's just severity against crimi... [ Continue Reading ]