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). The Beerothites had probably FLED TO GITTAIM when Saul put the Gibeonites to death (see 2 Samuel 21:1). Apparently after that the... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:4 The information about MEPHIBOSHETH is probably put here to show why there was no move to make him king after Ish-bosheth’s death. He was still a child, and he was CRIPPLED. Apparently his real name was “Merib-baal” (1 Chronicles 8:34). Because “baal” could mean “lord” i... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:7 This verse is an expansion of the previous verse. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:10 This refers to the incident in 2 Samuel 1:13. The Amalekite had at least given the excuse that Saul had requested his own death, but Ish-bosheth’s death was outright murder. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img;... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 4:12 Unlike the case of Joab, there is no problem with executing the killers of Ish-bosheth. For hanging a body after death, see 2 Samuel 21:6 and Joshua 10:26. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]