Ish-Bosheth Murdered

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)