2 Samuel 4:1

And when Ben Sha'ul + 4:1 Ish-Boshet heard that Avner was dead in Chevron, his hands fell limp; kol Yisroel became alarmed.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

In Context

2And Ben Sha'ul had two anashim that were sarei gedudim (captains of raiding parties); the shem of the one was Ba'anah, and the shem of the other Rechav; these were the Bnei Rimmon HaBe'eroti, of the Bnei Binyamin: (for [the town of] Be'erot was reckoned as part of Binyamin.)

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Cross References

2 Samuel 17:2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak of hands, and will make him tremble with fear; and kol haAm that are with him shall flee; and I will strike HaMelech only;

Nehemiah 6:9For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, Their hands shall get too weakened for the melachah, that it be not completed. Now therefore, strengthen my hands!

Isaiah 35:3Make ye the weak hands chazak (strong), 1 and steady the birkayim (knees) koshlot (feeble ones [knees] that give way, i.e., of those of the Golus returning to G-d in Tziyon). 1

Jeremiah 50:43Melech Bavel hath heard the report of them, 1 and his hands fell feeble; 1 anguish took hold of him, 1 and labor pangs as of a woman in travail.

Matthew 2:2saying, Where is he that is born Melech HaYehudim? For we have seen his KOCHAV + 2:2 Num 24:17 (star) in the Mizrach and come to fall down before him.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 4:1

When Abner was slain David was at a loss for a friend to perfect the reduction of those tribes that were yet in Ish-bosheth's interest. Which way to adopt for the accomplishment of it he could not tell; but here Providence brings it about by the removal of Ish-bosheth. I. Two of his own servants slew him, and brought his head to David, ver. 1-8 . II. David, instead of rewarding them, put them to death for what they had done, ver. 9-12 . Read the whole commentary →

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