In the middle of this chapter on Abner and Ish-Bosheth's deaths, we get this story about Jonathan's son. This seems out of place and breaks the narrative flow, and we can only guess why. My own thought is that with the death of Ish-Bosheth, the author is bringing out that there was actually a son who was in a more direct line to the throne. Yet this boy is ignored, one could guess because he is crippled. It is sad, but Israel wasn't interested, it seems, in a criple as a king. David will step into this story, but that is later. Right now, we have a boy who could be king, but because of the fear of others was crippled.
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