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2 Samuel 2
2 Samuel 2:9
2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel 2:9
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There he made him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
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So now take courage and be brave—yes, your master Saul is dead, but the house of Judah has anointed me king over them."
8
Meanwhile, Abner, Ner's son, the commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth, Saul's son, and brought him over to Mahanaim.
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There he made him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
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Saul's son Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he became king over Israel, and he ruled for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
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The amount of time David ruled in Hebron over the house of Judah totaled seven and a half years.
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[a].
Syr, Vulg; MT
Ashurites
or
Assyrians;
cf Tg, LXX L, Judg 1:32
Asherites
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