2 Samuel 2:8-11

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Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel

⁸But ^(A)Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to ^(B)Mahanaim, ⁹and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel. ¹⁰Ish-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^(C)And the time that David was king in Hebron over ^(D)the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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2 Samuel 2:8-11

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Abner’s Rebellion and the Battle at Gibeon

⁸Meanwhile, Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth^[a] and brought him to Mahanaim. ⁹He installed him as king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all of the rest of^[b] Israel. ¹⁰Ish-bosheth began to reign over Israel at the age of 40 years, and he reigned for two years, even though Judah’s lineage followed David. ¹¹The period of David’s kingship in Hebron lasted seven years and six months.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 2:8 MT means Shameful Man; cf. 1Chr 8:33, where he is named Esh-baal
2 Samuel 2:9 The Heb. lacks the rest of

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2 Samuel 2:8-11 English Standard Version

Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel

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2 Samuel 2:8-11 International Standard Version

Abner’s Rebellion and the Battle at Gibeon

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2 Samuel 2:8-11

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2 Samuel 2:8-11

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