Passage Research
2 Samuel 4 — Sermon Preparation
Two of Ish-bosheth's own officers assassinate him while he naps and bring his head to David, who has them executed for murdering an innocent man. Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 12
- verses
- 237 / 117
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת | ʼÎysh-Bôsheth | H378 | 8 | Ish-Bosheth |
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 7 | Shaul |
| בְּאֵרֹתִי | Bᵉʼêrôthîy | H886 | 4 | Beerothite |
| בַּעֲנָה | Baʻănâh | H1196 | 4 | Baanah |
| רֵכָב | Rêkâb | H7394 | 4 | Rekab |
| חֶבְרוֹן | Chebrôwn | H2275 | 4 | Chebron |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 5 | head |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“When Abner was slain David was at a loss for a friend to perfect the reduction of those tribes that were yet in Ish-bosheth's interest. Which way to adopt for the accomplishment of it he could not tell; but here Providence brings it about by the removal of Ish-bosheth. I. Two of his own servants slew him, and brought his head to David, ver. 1-8. II. David, instead of rewarding them, put them to death for what they had done, ver. 9-12. Ish-bosheth Slain by His Servants. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Samuel 4:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hebron— 2 Sam 4:1
- Ziklag— 2 Sam 4:10
- Beeroth— 2 Sam 4:2
- Gittaim— 2 Sam 4:3
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