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2 Samuel 2:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Samuel 2:7-9
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 Now let your hands be strong and courageous, for your master Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me to be king over them.”
8 However, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth,[a] the son of Saul, to Mahanaim 9 and made him king over Gilead, Ashuri,[b] and Jezre’el, and over Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 2:8 Ishbosheth means man of shame. There is evidence (1 Chronicles 8:33-34) that his name originally was Ishbaal, man of Baal or man of the lord. In 2 Samuel bosheth, which means shame, is sometimes substituted for baal in personal names.
- 2 Samuel 2:9 Ashuri is the reading of the Hebrew. Ashuri is not the name of a known place. Perhaps this is a reference to the tribe of Asher. The Syriac and Latin read Geshur, a reading that makes geographic sense.
2 Samuel 2:7-9
New International Version
2 Samuel 2:7-9
New International Version
7 Now then, be strong(A) and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
War Between the Houses of David and Saul(B)
8 Meanwhile, Abner(C) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth(D) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.(E) 9 He made him king over Gilead,(F) Ashuri(G) and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.(H)
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