Friday, 27 June 2025

2 Samuel 4 (résumé): Ish-Bosheth murdered

When King Ish-Bosheth heard of Abner's death he became despondent. Jonathan had a son called Mephibosheth who was lame in both feet as a result of a fall with his nurse when news reached them of Saul and Jonathan's deaths.

Then 2 of Ish-Bosheth's captains, Recab and Baanah, went to Ish-Bosheth's house and upon finding him having his after lunch nap they stabbed him in the stomach and cut off his head! They then took it to David probably expecting a reward. David however was livid and ordered his men to execute them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the Hebron pool. Then they took Ish-Bosheth's head and buried it in Abner's tomb at Hebron.   

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