2 Samuel 4:8

New Century Version

When they arrived at Hebron, they gave his head to David and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, your enemy. He tried to kill you! Today the Lord has paid back Saul and his family for what they did to you!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:19

Ahimaaz son of Zadok said to Joab, “Let me run and take the news to King David. I’ll tell him the Lord has saved him from his enemies.”

2 Samuel 18:31

Then the Cushite arrived. He said, “Master and king, hear the good news! Today the Lord has punished those who were against you!”

2 Samuel 2:8

Abner son of Ner was the commander of Saul’s army. Abner took Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth to Mahanaim

2 Samuel 22:48

God gives me victory over my enemies and brings people under my rule.

Psalm 71:24

I will tell about your justice all day long. And those who want to hurt me will be ashamed and disgraced.

Matthew 2:20

The angel said, “Get up! Take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, because the people who were trying to kill the child are now dead.”

Revelation 18:20

Be happy because of this, heaven! Be happy, God’s holy people and apostles and prophets! God has punished her because of what she did to you.”

Revelation 6:10

These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?”

1 Samuel 18:11

He threw the spear, thinking, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from him twice.

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan liked David very much.

1 Samuel 19:15

Saul sent them back to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on his bed so I can kill him.”

1 Samuel 20:1

Then David ran away from Naioth in Ramah. He went to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my crime? How did I sin against your father? Why is he trying to kill me?”

1 Samuel 23:15

While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that Saul was coming to kill him.

1 Samuel 24:4

The men said to David, “Today is the day the Lord spoke of when he said, ‘I will give your enemy over to you. Do anything you want with him.’ ” Then David crept up to Saul and quietly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

1 Samuel 25:29

Someone might chase you to kill you, but the Lord your God will keep you alive. He will throw away your enemies’ lives as he would throw a stone from a sling.