Verse 12

So David issued orders to the soldiers and they put them to death. Then they cut off their hands and feet and hung them near the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 1:15 : 15 Then David called one of the soldiers and said,“Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
• 2 Sam 3:32 : 32 So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner’s grave and all the people wept too.
• 2 Sam 21:9 : 9 He turned them over to the Gibeonites, and they executed them on a hill before the LORD. The seven of them died together; they were put to death during harvest time– during the first days of the beginning of the barley harvest.
• Ps 55:23 : 23 But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
• Matt 7:2 : 2 For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
• Deut 21:22-23 : 22 Disposition of a Criminal’s Remains If a person commits a sin punishable by death and is executed, and you hang the corpse on a tree, 23 his body must not remain all night on the tree; instead you must make certain you bury him that same day, for the one who is left exposed on a tree is cursed by God. You must not defile your land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.