2 Samuel 2:8-11
New American Standard Bible
Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel
8 But (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 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 I.e., man of shame; cf. 1 Chr 8:33, Eshbaal
- 2 Samuel 2:11 Lit number of days
2 Samuel 2:8-11
American Standard Version
8 Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, had taken [a]Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the [b]Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ish-bosheth, 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 And the 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 In 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39, Eshbaal.
- 2 Samuel 2:9 The Vulgate and Syriac have, Geshurites.
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