2 Samuel 4:1
And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
Cross-reference
In 2 Samuel 17:2, Hushai uses the same 'weak hands' idiom to describe David's demoralized state — linking two moments of fear.
In Nehemiah 6:9, enemies try to make builders' hands drop from fear — the same 'feeble hands' idiom, now a prayer for strength.
Isaiah 13:7 uses the same 'feeble hands' imagery to describe terror at Babylon's fall — echoing Israel's dismay in the main verse.
Isaiah 35:3 commands strengthening weak hands — the same condition described here, turning dismay into encouragement.
Jeremiah 6:24 uses the same 'hands fall helpless' idiom for terror at approaching disaster — mirroring Israel's dismay.
Jeremiah 50:43 applies the same 'hands fall helpless' to Babylon's king hearing bad news — just like Ish-bosheth's hands grew weak.
Zephaniah 3:16 commands Zion not to let hands grow weak — directly countering the dismay here with a call to courage.
Matthew 2:3 describes Herod's similar reaction of alarm to news threatening his throne, echoing Ish-Bosheth's fear here.
Ezra 4:4 describes enemies discouraging Judah from building — similar to the weakening of hands when Israel heard of Abner's death.