II Samuel 4:1
The Scripture
(1) And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Two of Ish-bosheth's captains, Baanah and Rechab, murdered him in his bed and brought his head to David expecting a reward, but David had them executed for killing an innocent man. The chapter also introduces Mephibosheth, Jonathan's crippled son, who was dropped and injured by his nurse while fleeing news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 17:2Ezra 4:4Nehemiah 6:9Isaiah 13:7Isaiah 35:3Jeremiah 6:24Jeremiah 50:43Zephaniah 3:16Matthew 2:2Matthew 2:3
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II Samuel 3:19II Samuel 3:20II Samuel 3:32II Samuel 4:12I Samuel 14:50I Samuel 17:55