September 30, 2021
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Reading along with us in 2 Samuel? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Samuel 4 (NIV)
Ish-Bosheth Murdered
1 When Ish-Bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel became alarmed. 2 Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Rekab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin, 3 because the people of Beeroth fled to Gittaim and have resided there as foreigners to this day..........Continue Reading
Once again David does not follow what a typical king would do and reward such cruel behavior but rather follows God. David had pledged to honor and preserve Saul’s family so this murder did not bring him joy….he never acted like Saul was his enemy therefore he did not feel the need to avenge Saul for any wrongdoings against him. So David treated these men as he would a murderer and had them killed for their acts.
Whenever a strong leader is taken out of the picture, in this case Abner, wicked people fill the void and feel emboldened. David is forced to deal with the two wicked men this time. Interesting that David handled the Joab incident a little differently.
Evil people think evil things will prosper them. The fact that these men kill the King of Israel when they were his associates is evil to a great degree. But when evil confronts someone who is good and wise like David, then evil will meet it’s end. Clearly these guys had not checked the facts around how David had responded before to a similar event. Very sad how murderous and mean people can be.
2 Samuel 4
Revenge killing, is met with justice by David.
2 Samuel 4