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Sometimes one reads a chapter of Tanach and that chapter immediately reminds you of a similar story somewhere else in Tanach. For example, the two stories of David sneaking up to Saul in I Samuel- once cutting his robe and once stealing his spear. It is rare, however, to have someone in the actual text notice similarities between the stories. In chapter 4, two guards of Ish Boshet kill him in his sleep. (Bigtan and Teresh in the Purim story come to mind here, but that is not the parallel story). The two then cut off Ish Boshet\u2019s head and bring it to David hoping for a reward for vanquishing David\u2019s enemy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This story sounds very similar to the one in chapter 1 when the Amalek convert comes to David with Saul\u2019s crown to tell him he died. David himself sees the similarities:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u2018The man who told me in Ziklag that Saul was dead thought he was bringing good news. But instead of rewarding him for the news, I seized and killed him. How much more, then, when wicked men have killed a blameless man in bed in his own house! I will certainly avenge his blood on you, and I will rid the earth of you\u2019 (verses 10-11).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

David did not need to be up on his 929 to remember a story that just happened. But it brings up an interesting question: was David right to kill the Amalek convert and was he right to kill the two king\u2019s guards? The two guards seem straightforward. They actually killed the king in his sleep. David never called for Ish Boshet\u2019s death. He never even attacked Ish Boshet\u2019s forces. Ish Boshet never pursued David like Saul did. Their act was not done at his behest, so it was murder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Amalekite case is different. His account of the story seems to conflict with the text\u2019s account in I Samuel 31. Saul is felled by arrows and requests that his arms bearer kill him so that the Philistines would not torture him. When the arms bearer hesitates, Saul kills himself.\u00a0 But in the Amalekite\u2019s retelling, Saul was still alive when he approached him on the field. Perhaps the Amalekite embellished the story hoping that the added fact that he killed Saul would gain favor with David. David does not investigate the matter, but instead takes the Amalekite at his word and kills him. Just like Ish Boshet\u2019s guards, the Amalekite disregards everything that David did up until that point. David never tried to kill Saul. 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In our chapter we read that Rehav and Ba\u2019anah, backers of David, murder Ish Boshet, Saul\u2019s son. By this point in the story, we are not surprised by the general thrust of David\u2019s response: he is horrified by those who deem it consistent with David\u2019s desire to kill anyone from the house of Saul. Yet, in formulating his response, David\u2019s language implicitly suggests that he goes even further:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\"When wicked men have killed a blameless man in bed in his own house, I will certainly avenge his blood on you, and I will rid the earth of you\" (v. 11).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

David\u2019s language is strikingly reminiscent of the words the Torah uses to refer to the obligation upon the Jewish court to destroy evildoers from within its midst. Indeed, some of the most pernicious individuals are described in Deuteronomy in this way, including the false prophet (Deut. 13:6), the idolator (17:7), rebellious elder (17:12), false witnesses (19:19), rebellious child (21:21), adulteress (22:24), and kidnapper (24:7).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

By invoking this comparison, David does something utterly shocking: their best of intentions notwithstanding, he compares the killers of Ish Boshet to the most vile of criminals described in Deuteronomy. But, we still wonder: what exactly is the significance of David\u2019s implicit invocation of this Deuteronomic phrase?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

A brief examination of the overarching themes of Deuteronomy make the significance of this comparison both plain and powerful. The central theme of many of the sections that appear in the portions referenced above - <\/span>Re\u2019eh<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Shoftim<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Ki Tetze<\/span><\/i> - is that they offer the Jewish nation entering the Land of Canaan a blueprint for building a just society. By insisting on the highest of moral standards, and having no tolerance for values that undermine these ethical commitments, the Jews can successfully build the type of ideal society that God has in mind for them in the Holy Land.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This same motif, King David implies, is the underlying theme of his kingdom. David\u2019s reign is built on the Deuteronomic values of ethics and morality. Even - and especially - when those around him seek to act in his best interests by killing off David\u2019s enemies, he will have none of it. Seeking to make the point indisputable, David invokes the zero-tolerance policy of Deuteronomy in seeking to convey that he will not tolerate such behavior.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Since our introduction to David back in 1 Samuel 16, we have been able to observe the consistency of his character. He was loyal to those who took his side, antagonistic, even vindictive, towards those who opposed him, and, above all else, he demanded respect for the institution he personified\u2014the monarchy. Those who expected to curry favor with him by disparaging Saul\u2014like the Amalekite in chapter 1 who told him that he had hastened his demise\u2014ended up incurring his wrath instead.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In this chapter, we have a reprise of this tendency. Baanah and Rechab, captains in Saul\u2019s army (and, by implication of v. 2, fellow Benjaminites and, perhaps, even relatives), turned against Ish-Boshet and delivered his head to David\u2014quite literally\u2014in apparent expectation of a reward. David taught them a lesson via a <\/span>kal va-homer<\/span><\/em> (a fortiori reasoning): If I exacted a price from one who reported Saul\u2019s death, a matter that occurred during a pitched battle, how much more so will I punish you who have taken a life under peaceful circumstances (10-11). Not only were they executed, but they were dismembered, a gruesome act of public shaming reminiscent of Adoni Bezek who would shame his defeated opponents by cutting off their fingers and toes\u00a0 (Judges 1:6), and then their corpses were put on public display, similar to the postmortem hanging of Haman and sons (Esther 9).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Finally, yet another foreshadowing occurs, as we learn about Mephi-Boshet,* son of Jonathan, who was crippled when his nurse dropped him in her haste to escape David\u2019s expected vengeance. He is of no present consequence, but will reappear later in the book (chapter 9).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

*Arguably (like Ish-Boshet), yet another symbolic name. Indeed, according to 1 Chronicles 8:34, his name was Meriv-Ba`al (fighter against Baal), also symbolic but not as awkward as Mefi-Boshet.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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At the beginning of our chapter we learn that Jonathan had a crippled son named Mephiboshet. Later (chapter 9), we will learn that David had Mephibosheth brought to him by Ziba, a servant of the House of Saul. When Mephibosheth came to David, he prostrated himself, and David said to him, \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t be afraid, for I will keep faith with you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will give you back all the land of your grandfather Saul; moreover, you shall always eat at my table.\u2019 [Mephibosheth] prostrated himself again, and said, \u2018What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?\u2019\u201d (verses 6-8). And the brief biblical account of Mephibosheth concludes that he \u201clived in Jerusalem, for he ate regularly at the king\u2019s table. He was lame in both feet\u201d (verse 13; see 21:7,compare verse 8).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Talmudic Sages (Berakhot 4a) regard Mephibosheth as the teacher of David, with whom he regularly consulted when making halakhic decisions. David would say: \u201cMy Rabbi, Mephibosheth! Did I correctly adjudicate? Did I correctly convict? Did I correctly acquit? Did I correctly declare clean? Did I correctly declare unclean? And I am not ashamed (boshti) [to ask]\u201d. This is based on a midrashic application of Psalms 119:46 \u201cI will speak of Your decrees in the presence of kings (Mephibosheth was the grandson of King Saul), and I will not be ashamed (lo\u2019 evosh<\/em>)\u201d. The Talmud goes on to say that he was called Mephibosheth because he would cause David to be \u201cashamed\u201d (mevayyesh penay David<\/em>) in matters of Halakhah. But David merited to have a son named Chileab (Kil-Av,\u00a0 see 2 Samuel 3:3), who humiliated (she-hayyah makhlim<\/em>) Mephibosheth in matters of halakhah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

When the Gibeonites sought to execute seven of Saul\u2019s male descendants, David \u201cspared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, because of the oath before the Lord between the two, between David and Jonathan, son of Saul\u201d (21:7). According to the Midrash on this verse (Midrash Shmuel 28:5, see also Talmud Bavli Yevamot 79a, Talmud Yerushalmi Kiddushin 65b), because Mephibosheth was a Torah scholar, David prayed before the Holy Ark and Mephibosheth, the physically handicapped Sage, was saved.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Just before David ascends the throne to become King of Israel, we are presented with this troubling story of Saul\u2019s son, Ish-bosheth, who is murdered while fast asleep in his home. The perpetrators of this murder, Rechab and Baanah, seem to think that they are paving the way for David, the rightful King, by suppressing any potential challenges to his rule. But when David hears the news of this terrible act, he doesn\u2019t praise Rechab and Baana for helping him to ascend the throne, but rather orders that they be put to death.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The main function of this story, though, seems to be to place distance between King David and the shocking asaassination of Ishbosheth, and to clear any potential confusion that he might have had any part in the cold-blooded murder. But even more than this, it is an important lesson for us today of the dangers of the lone-wolf, or those who might carry out violence in the name of a greater good or cause. David\u2019s response, though also violent, shows the importance of a unity of vision and values. In his response to the actions of Rechab and Baanah, David demonstrates the dangers in making assumptions about what a leader <\/span>might <\/span><\/i>want, particularly in matters of such incredible importance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Though there are other episodes of violence in David\u2019s name, this distancing from such a troubling, cold-blooded murder portrays a certain sense of justice with which David carries himself, at an important moment just before he ascends the throne.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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4:12 \u201cAnd David commanded the lads, and they killed them and chopped off their hands and feet and hung them by the pool in Hebron. And Ish-Bosheth\u2019s head they took and buried in the grave of Abner in Hebron.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Commentary<\/span><\/i>: The dismembering of malefactors or prisoners was a common ancient Near Eastern practice, as we have seen before (and compare the first chapter of Judges). Here the corpses are defiled by cutting off the hands that did the killing and the feet that carried the killers into the victim\u2019s bedchamber. The whole episode ends in a strange image cluster of detached body parts: the hands and feet of the two executed assassins and the head of their victim. Even as David is about to assume control of a united monarchy, we have an intimation of mayhem and dismemberment that is an apt thematic prelude to the story of David\u2019s reign.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. 60 seconds on the Beerothites<\/em> (verse 3). For your information, the original residents of Beeroth fled to Gath. If we add to that the fact that Beeroth was one of the cities of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:17), perhaps we shall have the necessary context with with to decipher a story that we will reach in 17 chapters (chapter 21).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Pleased to meet you, Mephiboshet<\/em>. Seemingly with no connection to the flow of the story, we are told of Jonathan\u2019s handicapped son. Why is now the time to make his acquaintance? Perhaps in order to let us know that with the death of Ishboshet, there is still one heir to the throne left in the line of Saul - but not one that is really a threat to the house of David.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. The rise to power is now assured<\/em>. Perhaps this is not exactly what David had intended, but it seems that the last real obstacle to David\u2019s rule has been removed. David can be king over all Israel. Stay tuned...<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"II Samuel 4","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"II Samuel","chapter":"4","chapter_main_number":"267","date":"20260907","wall_id":"267"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"hide_acf":true,"home_image":false,"home_posts":false,"home_posts_title":"","posts_home":[],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/59504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}