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2 Samuel 2:8-11
New King James Version
2 Samuel 2:8-11
New King James Version
Ishbosheth Made King of Israel
8 But (A)Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, took [a]Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to (B)Mahanaim; 9 and he made him king over (C)Gilead, over the (D)Ashurites, over (E)Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David. 11 And (F)the [b]time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
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- 2 Samuel 2:8 Esh-Baal, 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39
- 2 Samuel 2:11 Lit. number of days
New King James Version (NKJV)
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