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What does 2 Samuel 4:1 mean?
"When Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled."
— 2 Samuel 4:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
When Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is considered a part of Benjamin:
and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until today).
Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
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