Saul's son Ishbosheth got scared
when he heard that Abner was killed in Hebron.
Ishbosheth had two officers Baanah
and Rechab . They went to Ishbosheth's house , and reached there by noon, while
Ishbosheth was taking rest. The woman at the door fell asleep.
So Rechab and Baanah slipped in and
killed Ishbosheth and cut his head(2 Samuel 4:7), and took it to David. David
was shocked to see that.
When David personally got a chance
to kill Saul, David never dared to do that. Instead he just waited on the Lord
for deliverance. But these people very easily did a daring thing since they din
have the fear of God in them.
When David did not allow the person
who brought the news of Saul's death to live, how much worse it will be for
evil men who murdered an innocent man who was asleep in his house. They were
punished for their cruel act.
To ponder:
Yes! if we have the fear of the LORD,
it will give us life, bringing security and protection from harm. (Proverbs 19:23
NLT).
It is also a life-giving fountain; that
escapes us from the snares of death. (Proverbs 14:27 NLT).
So let us also learn from David to
have the fear of God in our lives and be blessed.
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