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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: 2 Samuel 2:1-32: Civil War Begins in Israel
Description: David receives the LORD’s instruction to go back to the city of Hebron in Judah. There, Judah anoints David as their king, but the son of Saul, Ish-bosheth, is set up as king over the rest of Israel in Mahanaim. Abner, the general of the house of Saul, and Joab, the general over David’s men, agree to a competition between the young men of their armies, but this competition soon turns deadly. During the melee, Abner kills one of Joab’s brothers. A full-blown battle is only avoided by the wisdom of Abner and Joab. Nonetheless, many more f...