II Samuel 4:10
The Scripture
(10) When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
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.
Read the full chapter and its overview →Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 1:2II Samuel 1:3II Samuel 1:4II Samuel 1:5II Samuel 1:6II Samuel 1:7II Samuel 1:8II Samuel 1:9II Samuel 1:10II Samuel 1:11II Samuel 1:12II Samuel 1:13
Related verses (shared words)
II Samuel 18:20Isaiah 40:9Isaiah 52:7I Kings 2:28II Kings 7:9I Samuel 30:1