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2 Sam 4:2–3 Beeroth is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Gibeon. It is one of the cities that tricked Joshua into making a treaty with them (Josh. 9:17). The Beerothites had probably fled to Gittaim when Saul put the Gibeonites to death (see 2 Sam. 21:1). Apparently after that the Benjaminites (Neh. 11:33), including Rimmon and his family, came to live there.
2 Sam 4:4 The information about Mephibosheth is probably put here to show why there was no move to make him king after Ish-bosheth’s death. He was still a child, and he was crippled. Apparently his real name was “Merib-baal” (1 Chron. 8:34). Because “baal” could mean “lord” in general, the name probably referred to the Lord of Israel (as in 2 Sam. 5:20). At some point, to avoid using the name of the god Baal, in Samuel he is referred to as “Mephibosheth.” Similarly, Saul’s son Ish-bosheth is called “Eshbaal” in 1 Chron. 8:33, but “Ish-bosheth” in Samuel. Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon; Judg. 6:32) is called “Jerubbesheth” in 2 Sam. 11:21.
2 Sam 4:7 This verse is an expansion of the previous verse.
2 Sam 4:10–11 This refers to the incident in 1:13–16. The Amalekite had at least given the excuse that Saul had requested his own death, but Ish-bosheth’s death was outright murder.
2 Sam 4:12 Unlike the case of Joab, there is no problem with executing the killers of Ish-bosheth. For hanging a body after death, see 21:6 and Josh. 10:26.
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