It was a huge blow for Ish-bosheth to lose Abner’s support so that he ‘dared not refuse David’s demand for the return of Michal’ (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=276&letter=I), a daughter of Saul, when the demand was made aiming at emphasizing David’s claim to the throne. After that, Abner was killed by one of David’s commanders ‘in an act of vengeance’ (http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p188.htm). To this incident, David reprimanded his commander in question and ‘had Abner buried with full honors’ (ibid). Consequently, the death of Abner ‘prompted two of his captains, Baanah and Rechab, to slay Ish-bosheth’ (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=276&letter=I) and when they ‘carried the head of the unfortunate king’ (ibid) to David, expecting to be rewarded, on the contrary, David ‘put them to an ignominious death’ (ibid).
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| Ish-bosheth, beheaded |
Thus, through such a long and winding way, finally David was ‘accepted by all Israel and anointed king’ (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04642b.htm).
For reading the text in full: http://wrex2009.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/how-did-king-david-succeeded-the-throne/
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