Now, may the Lord show kindness and faithfulness to you, and I will also show the same goodness to you because you have done this deed. Therefore, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.”

Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army,(A) took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth[a][b] and moved him to Mahanaim.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:8 Some LXX mss read Ishbaal; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39
  2. 2 Samuel 2:8 = Man of Shame

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