2 Samuel 2:8

8 Mas Abner hijo de Ner, general de ejército de Saúl, tomó á Is-boseth hijo de Saúl, é hízolo pasar al real:

2 Samuel 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:8

But Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host
This man's father, Ner, was Saul's uncle, ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ) , and he was his own cousin, and being general of his army, a post he was willing to keep, might be the reasons for doing what he did, as follows:

took Ishbosheth the son of Saul;
and who seems to be his only son left, except what he had by his concubine. This man's name is Eshbaal in ( 1 Chronicles 8:33 ) ( 9:39 ) . Baal is the name of a shameful idol, and which was therefore sometimes called Bosheth, "shame". See ( Hosea 9:10 ) ; wherefore such names of men, which had Baal in them, were changed for Besheth or Bosheth, as the names of Jerubbaal and Meribbaal, who were called Jerubbesheth and Mephibosheth. See ( Judges 8:35 ) ; compared with ( 2 Samuel 11:21 ) , and ( 2 Samuel 4:4 ) with ( 1 Chronicles 8:34 ) ( 9:40 ) . The latter of these, a son of Jonathan, bid fairest for the crown by lineal succession, but he being but five years of age, and lame, this man Abner judged fittest for his purpose; and though he knew it was the will of God, and he had sworn that David should be king, yet so blind and obstinate was his ambition, that he set up another against him:

and brought him over to Mahanaim;
a city on the other side Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, on the border of the half tribe of Manasseh; see ( Joshua 13:26-30 ) ( Genesis 32:2 ) ; and hither Abner had Ishbosheth, partly to keep the men of Jabeshgilead in awe, to whom David had sent messengers, acquainting them with his being king of Judah, and prevent their joining with him; and partly that he might be at a proper distance both from the Philistines and from David, till he could form his measures, and gradually carry his point, as he did.

2 Samuel 2:8 In-Context

6 Ahora pues, Jehová haga con vosotros misericordia y verdad; y yo también os haré bien por esto que habéis hecho.

7 Esfuércense pues ahora vuestras manos, y sed valientes; pues que muerto Saúl vuestro señor, los de la casa de Judá me han ungido por rey sobre ellos.

8 Mas Abner hijo de Ner, general de ejército de Saúl, tomó á Is-boseth hijo de Saúl, é hízolo pasar al real:

9 Y alzólo por rey sobre Galaad, y sobre Gessuri, y sobre Jezreel, y sobre Ephraim, y sobre Benjamín, y sobre todo Israel.

10 De cuarenta años era Is-boseth hijo de Saúl, cuando comenzó á reinar sobre Israel; y reinó dos años. Sola la casa de Judá seguía á David.