The Consequences of Betrayal

The Consequences of Betrayal

Read 2 Samuel 2

1. Betrayals and evil conspiracies always end in shame.
2. Abner, the captain of Sauls’ armies, made Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, the King of Israel after the death of Saul.
3. David should have been the natural successor to Saul, but Abner was envious of the ascendancy and popularity of David.
4. Abner’s betrayal ended up dividing the kingdom.
5. David ruled Judah from Hebron, while Ishbosheth ruled over Jezreel, Ephraim, Gilead, and Israel from Gibeon.
6. As we later see in 2 Samuel 3, the evil alliance between Abner and Ishbosheth collapse and both of them were eventually gruesomely murdered.