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Verse 2 Samuel 4:3. _THE BEEROTHITES FLED TO GITTAIM_] Probably the
same as _Gath_; as _Ramathaim_ is the same as _Ramah_....
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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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_Gittaim_ A Benjamite town of this name is mentioned in Nehemiah
11:33, but if the reason suggested above for the flight of the
Beerothites is the correct one, it can hardly be the same, as they
would...
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_2 SAMUEL 4:2_. (_FOR BEEROTH ALSO WAS RECKONED TO BENJAMIN_—
Beeroth was a city formerly belonging to the Gibeonites, within the
lot of Benjamin, but most certainly not inhabited by them, when the
Be...
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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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4:3 sojourners (c-10) Or 'strangers.'...
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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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FLED TO GITTAIM. — Neither the cause of their flight, nor the place
to which they fled, can be certainly determined. The Beerothites here
appear as of the tribe of Benjamin, and it is probable that th...
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וַ יִּבְרְח֥וּ הַ בְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים
גִּתָּ֑יְמָה וַֽ...
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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 the Beerothites fled to (d) Gittaim, and were sojourners there
until this day.)
(d) After the death of Saul, for fear of the Philistines....
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_That. Hebrew, &c., "this day," when the historian wrote. (Menochius)_...
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(2) And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name
of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of
Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth...
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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 THE BEEROTHITES FLED TO GITTAIM, AND WERE SOJOURNERS THERE UNTIL
THAT DAY. At the death of Saul, when many of the Israelites deserted
their cities, and left them to the Philistines, 1 Samuel 31:7;...
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And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until
this day.)
Ver. 3. _And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim._] A town of their own
tribe, but of far greater security. Hither therefor...
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_The Beerothites fled to Gittaim_ When Saul was slain, several
Israelites left their cities and fled, and the Philistines took
possession of them. Among these, it seems, this city was forsaken of
its...
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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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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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AND, or, _yet_, or _but_; for this comes in to anticipate an objection
against what he had now said. It is true, saith he, the BEEROTHITES
FLED. as others did, upon the overthrow of Saul and his army,...
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2 Samuel 4:3 Beerothites H886 fled H1272 (H8799) Gittaim H1664
sojourners H1481 (H8802) day H3117...
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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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CONTENTS: Murder of Ish-bosheth.
CHARACTERS: David, Ish-bosheth, Mephibosheth, Baanahm, Rechab.
CONCLUSION: The guilt of blood brings a curse, and if men do not
avenge it, God will.
KEY WORD: Murde...
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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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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:2 BEEROTH is about 2 miles (3.2 km)
south of Gibeon. It is one of the cities that tricked Joshua into
making a treaty with them (Joshua 9:17)
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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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1 Samuel 31:7; Nehemiah 11:33...