Ish-Bosheth Murdered
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2 Samuel 4:1-12
Key Verse 11
How much more - when wicked men have killed an innocent
man in his own house and on his own bed- should I not now demand
his blood from your hand and rid the earth of you!.
1. Read verses 1-4. What happens when Ish-Bosheth hears that Abner died? (1) Who are the leaders of the raiding bands? (2,3) What happened to Jonathan’s surviving son? (4)
2. Read verses 5-8. What do Rekab and Baanah do to Ish-Bosheth? (5-7a)What do they do with the head of Ish-Bosheth? (7b,8a)What do they say to David? (8b)
3. Read verses 9-12. How does David answer Rekab and Baanah who killed Ish-Bosheth? (9,10) What does David tell the wicked men? (11) What order does David give to his men? (12a) What did they do with the head of Ish-Bosheth? (12b)