2 Samuel 2:8-11
Legacy Standard Bible
Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel
8 Now (A)Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken [a]Ish-bosheth 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, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. 11 (F)And 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 Lit man of shame, also known as Eshbaal, cf. 1 Chr 8:33
- 2 Samuel 2:11 Lit number of days
2 Samuel 2:8-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ishbaal King of Israel
8 But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbaal[a] son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.(A) 10 Ishbaal,[b] Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.(B)
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