2 Sa. 4: Impetuousness of Youth

2 Samuel 4:11 "How much more—when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed—should I not now demand his blood from your hand and rid the earth of you!"

Well, the Bible apparently cannot go one chapter without someone getting slain. Ish-Bosheth has these two raiders, Baanah and Recab. They probably heard about the welcome Abner got from David after defecting to his side. They probably didn't hear about the Amalekite messenger in chapter one. Problem is, Abner didn't have to kill anyone for David to receive him into his good graces. The Amalekite claimed to have killed someone he didn't. David had him killed.

Well, David's upside-down system of justice continues. Because Baanah and Recab killed Ish-Bosheth while he slept in his own room, and David figured he was an innocent man, despite being his enemy, he had the dudes killed. Enemies can be innocent. Not a concept I often think about. It is interesting that those who think the things they do will win them favor, but in this case, it was just a change of heart.