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2 Samuel 4:11

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

How much more - Here are several things which aggravated the guilt of those wicked men.

  1. Ish-bosheth was an innocent man, and therefore none could have any ground of quarrel against him.
  • He was in his own house, which was his sanctuary, and none but the worst of men would disturb him there.
  • 3. He was upon his bed, resting in the heat of the day, and so free from suspicion that he was not even attended by his guards, nor had he his doors secured. To take away the life of such a man, in such circumstances, whom also they professed to hold as their sovereign, was the most abandoned treachery.

    Matthew Henry
    Concise Bible Commentary
    A person may be glad to obtain his just wishes, and yet really regret the means by which he receives them. He may be sorry for the death of a person by which he is a gainer. These men shed innocent blood, from the basest motives. David justly executed vengeance upon them. He would not be beholden to any to help him by unlawful practices. God had helped him over many a difficulty, and through many a danger, therefore he depended upon him to crown and complete his own work. He speaks of his redemption from all adversity, as a thing done; though he had many storms yet before him, he knew that He who had delivered, would deliver.