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2 Samuel 2:8-9
New Living Translation
2 Samuel 2:8-9
New Living Translation
Ishbosheth Proclaimed King of Israel
8 But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul’s son Ishbosheth.[a] 9 There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel.
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- 2:8 Ishbosheth is another name for Esh-baal.
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