And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
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Gill's Exposition
And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron,.... By Saul's son is meant Ishbosheth, to whom tidings were soon brought of the death of Abner his general, and that he died in Hebron, where…
Adam Clarke
All the Israelites were troubled - Abner was their great support; and on him they depended; for it appears that Ish-bosheth was a feeble prince, and had few of those qualities requisite for a…
Here is, I. The weakness of Saul's house. Still it grew weaker and weaker. 1. As for Ishbosheth, who was in possession of the throne, his hands were feeble, Sa2 4:1. All the strength they ever had was…
Cambridge Bible
2Sa 4:1-7. The Murder of Ish-bosheth
1. his hands were feeble His hands were weakened. His resolution was paralysed: he lost heart. Cp. Ezr 4:4, and the opposite expression in ch. 2Sa 2:7.
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