About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted

By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

8/13/2023

2 Samuel 4:1-12 Two Brothers Kill Saul’s Son, Ishbosheth

 

Two Brothers Kill Saul’s Son, Ishbosheth

2 Samuel 4:1-12       The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks]

When Saul’s son, [a.k.a. Ishbosheth,] heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, & all the Israelites were troubled. And Saul’s son had 2 men [who] were [leaders] of bands [of raiders.]

The name of 1 was Baanah, & the name of the other, Rechab, the sons of Rimmon, a Beethrothite, [from] the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Benjamin. (For Beeroth was [considered] [part of] Benjamin. 

And the Beerothites fled to Gittam, & were there [as temporary residents] until this day.) And Jonathan, Saul’s [deceased] son, had a son [who] was lame [in] his feet. He was 5 years old when the [news] came of Saul & [Jonathan’s] [deaths] out of Jezeel. 

And his nurse took him up, & fled. And it [happened,] as she [hurried,] to flee, he fell, & became lame, [a.k.a. crippled.] His name was Mephibosheth.

Rachab & Baanah, the sons of Rimmon, the Beerothite, went, & came [around, in] the heat of the day, to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay [napping] on a bed at noon.

They came [there] into the [middle] of the house, as [if] they would have [gotten] wheat; & they [struck Ishbosheth] under the 5th rib; & Rechab & his brother, Baanah, escaped.

For when they came into the house, [Ishbosheth] [was] [lying] [down] on his bed in his [bedroom,] & they [struck] him, [killed,] & beheaded him, & took his head. And [they] [got themselves] away, [going] through the plain all night. 

And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David [in] Hebron, & said to king David, [Look,] the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, your enemy, [who tried to kill you.]

And the Lord [God] [has] avenged my lord, the king, this day [against] Saul, & his seed, [a.k.a. descendants.] And David answered Rehab, & Baanah, his brother, Rimmon, the [Beerothite's] sons, As the Lord [Lives,] Who [has] redeemed my soul, [a.k.a. life,] out of all adversity, [a.k.a. trouble,] 

When [someone] told me, saying, [See,] Saul is dead, saying, thinking [they]  [had] brought me good [news,] I took hold of him, & [had] him [killed] in Ziklag [when he] thought I would [give] him a reward for his [news.]  

How much more [will be done,] when wicked men have [killed] a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? Therefore, shall I not require, [a.k.a. repay,] his blood [by] your [hands,] & take you away from the earth? 

And David commanded his young men, & they [killed Baanah & Rechab,] & cut off their hands & feet, & [hung] them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, & buried it in the [tomb] of Abner in Hebron.