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Themes in 2 Samuel 4

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Themes in 2 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 4:1 (show verse)

When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all Israel was dismayed.

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2 Samuel 4:2 (show verse)

Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties: one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the Benjaminites. Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,

Baanah » Captain » Ish-bosheth's army
Beeroth » A city » A city of the hivites
Rimmon » Father of the murderers of ish-bosheth

2 Samuel 4:3 (show verse)

and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and still live there as foreigners to this very day.

Gittaim » A place of which little is known

Saul’s son Jonathan had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. The one who had nursed him picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The lame prince
Children » Nurses for
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Lameness
Jezreel » A valley » Place of the defeat of the israelites under saul and jonathan
Jonathan » Son of saul » Son of, cared for by david
Mephibosheth » General references to
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Belonged to a royal line, but made a cripple by a fall
Mephibosheth » Son of jonathan » Was lame
Mephibosheth » Son of jonathan
Nurse » Careless

2 Samuel 4:5 (show verse)

Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at Ish-bosheth’s house during the heat of the day while the king was taking his midday nap.

Assassination » Instances of » Ish-bosheth, by the sons of rimmon
Baanah » Captain » Ish-bosheth's army
Beds » Used for » Reclining on by day
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Rechab and baanah
Ish-bosheth » Assassinated
Murder » Exemplified » Rechab
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Regicide » Of ish-bosheth
Rimmon » Father of the murderers of ish-bosheth

2 Samuel 4:6 (show verse)

They entered the interior of the house as if to get wheat and stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped.

Assassination » Instances of » Ish-bosheth, by the sons of rimmon
Baanah » Captain » Ish-bosheth's army
Crimes » Assassination
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Rechab and baanah
Ish-bosheth » Assassinated
Murder » Exemplified » Rechab
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Regicide » Of ish-bosheth
The Nation » Crimes Against » Assassination
Treachery » Of baanah and rechab

2 Samuel 4:7 (show verse)

They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom and stabbed and killed him. Then they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled by way of the Arabah all night.

Assassination » Instances of » Ish-bosheth, by the sons of rimmon
Homicide » Instances of felonious » Rechab and baanah
Ish-bosheth » Assassinated
Murder » Exemplified » Rechab
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Regicide » Of ish-bosheth

2 Samuel 4:8 (show verse)

They brought Ish-bosheth’s head to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here’s the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who intended to take your life. Today the Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”

Homicide » Instances of felonious » Rechab and baanah
Ish-bosheth » Assassinated
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Regicide » Of ish-bosheth

2 Samuel 4:9 (show verse)

But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord lives, the One who has redeemed my life from every distress,

Assassination » David's abhorrence of
Baanah » Captain » Ish-bosheth's army
Government » Monarchical » By david
Ish-bosheth » Avenged by david
Kings » Often exercised power arbitrarily
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » David
Rimmon » Father of the murderers of ish-bosheth

2 Samuel 4:10 (show verse)

when the person told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ he thought he was a bearer of good news, but I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was my reward to him for his news!

Assassination » David's abhorrence of
Government » Monarchical » By david
Ish-bosheth » Avenged by david
Kings » Often exercised power arbitrarily
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » David

2 Samuel 4:11 (show verse)

How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from your hands and wipe you off the earth?”

Assassination » David's abhorrence of
Government » Monarchical » By david
Homicide » Instances of the punishment of murderers » The murderer of ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth » Avenged by david
Kings » Often exercised power arbitrarily
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » David

2 Samuel 4:12 (show verse)

So David gave orders to the young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took Ish-bosheth’s head and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.

Assassination » David's abhorrence of
Body » Mutilation of
Feet » Of enemies often maimed and cut off
Government » Monarchical » By david
hands » Criminals often » Deprived of
Hanging » Capital punishment by
Hebron » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, south of jerusalem » The conspirators against ish-bosheth hanged at
Hebron » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, south of jerusalem » The burial place of ish-bosheth
Hebron » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, south of jerusalem » Pool of
Homicide » Instances of the punishment of murderers » The murderer of ish-bosheth
Ish-bosheth » Avenged by david
Kings » Often exercised power arbitrarily
Mutilation » Of the body, general references to
Pools and ponds » Mentioned in scripture » Hebron
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Cutting off hands and feet
Rechab » Son of rimmon » Murders ish-bosheth, son of saul; put to death by david
Religious zeal » In punishing evil people » David