2 Samuel 4:1

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

Revised Version 1895

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 Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin:

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Cross References

2 Samuel 17:2and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

Nehemiah 6:9For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.

Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Jeremiah 50:43The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.

Matthew 2:2saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship 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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