Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army,(A) took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth[a][b] and moved him to Mahanaim. He made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin—over all Israel. 10 Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel; he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.

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Footnotes

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

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