2 Samuel 4:1

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When Saul's son heard that Abner had died in Hebron, his courage failed, and all of Israel was shaken.

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  • Ezra 4:4 : 4 Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build.
  • Jer 6:24 : 24 We have heard the report about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.
  • Isa 13:7 : 7 Because of this, every hand will go limp and every human heart will melt with fear.
  • Isa 35:3 : 3 Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble knees.
  • Jer 50:43 : 43 The king of Babylon has heard the report about them, and his hands hang limp. Anguish grips him, pain like that of a woman in labor.
  • Zeph 3:16 : 16 On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.'
  • Matt 2:2-3 : 2 They asked, 'Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.' 3 When King Herod heard this, he was deeply troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
  • Neh 6:9 : 9 For they were all trying to intimidate us, saying, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But now, strengthen my hands!
  • 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside inside the gate, as if to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, killing him in revenge for the blood of his brother Asahel.
  • 2 Sam 17:2 : 2 I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king.

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  • 2 Sam 2:7-10
    4 verses
    78%

    7'So now, be strong and valiant, for your lord Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.'

    8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

    9There he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

    10Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the house of Judah was loyal to David.

  • 2 Sam 3:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was gaining strength in Saul's house.

    7Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. Ishbosheth said to Abner, 'Why have you slept with my father's concubine?'

    8Abner became very angry over Ishbosheth's words and said, 'Am I a dog's head at Judah's disposal? Today I am loyal to the house of Saul your father, to his relatives and friends, and I have not delivered you into David's hand. Yet now you accuse me of sinning with this woman!'

  • 2 Sam 3:37-38
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    37So on that day all the people and all Israel knew that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.

    38Then the king said to his men, 'Do you not realize that a commander and a great man has fallen in Israel this day?'

  • 2 Sam 4:12
    74%

    12So David commanded his young men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner's tomb in Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 3:30-34
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    30(Joab and his brother Abishai killed Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.)

    31Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.

    32They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept with him.

    33The king sang a lament for Abner, saying: 'Should Abner die as a fool dies?

    34Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. You fell as one falls before the wicked.' And all the people wept over him.

  • 2 Sam 4:2
    74%

    2Now Saul's son had two leaders of his raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other was Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin, for Beeroth was also considered part of Benjamin.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-6
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    4David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

    5David asked the young man who brought him the report, 'How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?'

    6The young man who was reporting the news said, 'I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul leaning on his spear, while the chariots and horsemen were closing in on him.'

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    73%

    17The battle that day was fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.

  • 2 Sam 4:7-8
    2 verses
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    7After entering the house while Ishbosheth was lying on his bed in his bedroom, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head. Taking his head with them, they traveled along the road through the Arabah all night.

    8They brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, "Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge against Saul and his descendants."

  • 2 Sam 2:12
    72%

    12Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  • 1 Sam 31:2
    71%

    2The Philistines closely pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons.

  • 2 Sam 3:26-28
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    71%

    26Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the cistern at Sirah. But David knew nothing about it.

    27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside inside the gate, as if to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, killing him in revenge for the blood of his brother Asahel.

    28Later, when David heard about this, he declared, 'I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner.

  • 1 Sam 31:7
    71%

    7When the Israelites on the other side of the valley and the Jordan saw that Israel's army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and occupied them.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    71%

    57As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul, with the Philistine's head still in his hand.

  • 2 Sam 3:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11Ishbosheth was unable to answer Abner a word, because he was afraid of him.

    12Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, 'Whose land is it? Make an agreement with me, and I will help bring all Israel to you.'

  • 1 Chr 10:7
    71%

    7When all the men of Israel in the valley saw that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and fled. Then the Philistines came and settled in them.

  • 2 Sam 3:23-24
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    70%

    23When Joab and all the soldiers who were with him arrived, they were told, 'Abner son of Ner came to the king, and the king sent him away in peace.'

    24So Joab went to the king and said, 'What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!'

  • 2 Sam 4:4-5
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    70%

    4Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

    5The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed during his midday rest.

  • 2 Sam 1:12
    70%

    12They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

  • 1 Sam 17:55
    70%

    55When Saul saw David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, 'Abner, whose son is this young man?' Abner replied, 'As surely as you live, O king, I do not know.'

  • 2 Sam 2:31
    70%

    31But David’s men had struck down three hundred and sixty men from Benjamin and Abner’s followers, who died in battle.

  • 1 Sam 11:4
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    4When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported these matters to the people, they all wept loudly.

  • 1 Chr 10:11
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    11When all the people of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, they acted.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
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    15So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

  • 1 Chr 10:2
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    2The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons, and they struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 31:11
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    11When the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

  • 1 Chr 10:5
    69%

    5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

  • 1 Sam 14:16
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    16Saul's lookouts at Gibeah of Benjamin saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions.

  • 1 Chr 1:49
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    49When Saul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

  • 1 Sam 31:4
    69%

    4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and pierce me with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and abuse me.' But his armor-bearer was too afraid and refused. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.

  • 2 Sam 2:25
    69%

    25The men of Benjamin rallied to Abner, formed a single group, and took their stand on the top of a hill.

  • 1 Sam 13:4
    69%

    4All Israel heard the news: "Saul has attacked the Philistine garrison, and now Israel has become offensive to the Philistines." So the people were summoned to follow Saul at Gilgal.