2 Samuel 4:10 meaning and explanation
when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
2 Samuel 4:10, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
David is speaking to Rechab and Baanah, who have just murdered Saul's son Ish-bosheth and brought his head to David at Hebron, expecting a reward. David reminds them of an earlier episode: an Amalekite came to him at Ziklag claiming he had killed Saul, hoping for favor, and David had him executed instead.
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