After the Battle
Who comes to David with news from the battle at Har HaGilboa?
The Amaleki
What is a "kinah"?
A song of mourning
You were most dear to me.
Your friendship was wonderful to me
More than the love of women.
David to BNY ion his kinah, about Yonatan
David asks Hashem if he should travel to a certain city in Yehuda, and Hashem says yes. Which city?
How does the Navi make it clear that David had nothing to do with Avner's death?
Repeatedly it says that David sent Avner away "beShalom," in peace; when Yoav sends secret messengers to David, the Navi also says "David did not know"
Shaul was wounded and afraid about the coming Pelishtim. Shaul asked this newsbringer to kill him, and he did.
David sings two separate kinot in these chapters. Tell me who each is for.
One for Shaul/Yonatan, one for Avner
אֵ֖יךְ נָפְל֥וּ גִבּוֹרִֽים׃
How have the mighty fallen
David to BNY in his kinah
David at first is crowned by just one tribe- who?
Yehuda
What does David curse Yoav with after hearing of Avner's death? Give me TWO!
May Yoav always have in his family someone who is:
Sick
Tzara'at
Crippled
Dead in battle
Hungry
What two items are brought to David as proof of Shaul's death?
Shaul's crown and armband
What military skill does David say Yonatan had in battle?
He was a skilled archer- his bow "never returned" (because it always hit the target)
“Stop pursuing me, or I’ll have to strike you down."
Avner to Asael
Who anointed Ishboshet as king after Shaul's death?
Avner
Why does Avner decide to switch over to David's team?
Ishboshet accuses Avner of taking Shaul's pilegesh, Ritzpah (Floorie!!)
What does David do to the person who claims to have killed Shaul?
David has him killed
David has a message for the rain in his first kinah. What is it?
Rain, do not fall on Har HaGilboa- I don't want anything to grow in the place where Yonatan and Shaul died.
"Why did you let him go? Now he has gotten away!"
Yoav to David
Avner's men and Yoav's men fight. Who wins?
Yoav's men
What does David want from Avner before he accepts him changing sides, and WHY does he want that?
Michal, because he loves her and he wants to unite his kingdom with the family of Shaul to bring peace
What are TWO possiblities for what really happened to Shaul on the battlefield, given what the newsbringer tells David?
1) The newsbringer is LYING- Shaul fell on his own sword and died. The newsbringer stole Shaul's things.
2) The newsbringer is telling the truth- Shaul did not die after falling on his spear, and the newsbringer kills him as per Shaul's wishes.
In David's second kinah, what is the most upsetting part of Avner's death?
It was undignified- Avner was tricked and manipulated in secret
“Am I a dog’s head from Judah?"
Avner to Ishboshet
There is one important person who dies in the battle between Avner and Yoav's men. Who is he and HOW does he die?
Asael, Yoav's brother, is stabbed in the fifth rib by Avner after refusing to leave him alone
WHO kills Avner, HOW does he kill Avner, and WHY does he kill Avner?
Yoav sends for Avner secretly, asks to speak to him privately, and stabs him in the fifth rib. He does this to avenge his brother, Asael; also he may have been worried about keeping his army general position; also he may have been suspicious of Avner's true allegiance