As a result, there are 24 highly qualified soldiers (and ultimately, 379 - see vs. 30-31) unavailable to fight the Gentiles because they killed each other! Cooler heads ultimately prevail for the time being, as Abner convinces Joab to call off the battle...but stay tuned...
Questions: 1) In your workplace, have you been pulled into the trap of office politics and 'corporate palace intrigue'? Where would God have you set an example by working together to get things done, rather than spending energy fighting internal battles? 2) How about in the church? Do you need to make peace with anyone so that the Kingdom might be advanced, not fractured?
2 comments:
Ish-Bosheth (say that 10 times fast) reigned 2 years. David reigned 7.5 years. So, this means David went another 5.5 years as king of Judah only? Who was leading Israel? Abner? No one? Then along came Ish-Bosheth, the Abner puppet?
I know 2 Samuel does not answer this. I will have to ask David himself.
One of the commentaries said that "it must have been several years after Saul's death before Ish-Bosheth had gained enough support to become king over the northern tribes. Thus Ish-Bosheth's two-year reign would have coincided with the last two years of David's seven-and-one-half year reign over Judah."
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