2 Samuel 2:9

and + 2:9 Observe the active use of ἐβασίλευσεν, common in LXX.made him king over the land of Galaad, and over Thasiri, and over Jezrael, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

In Context

8But Abenner, the son of Ner, the commander-in-chief of Saul's army, took Jebosthe son of Saul, and brought him up from the camp to Manaem

10Jebosthe, Saul's son was forty years old, when he reigned over Israel; and he reigned two years, but not over the house of Juda, who followed David.

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Cross References

Genesis 30:13And Lea said, I am blessed, for the women will pronounce me blessed; and she called his name, Aser.

Numbers 32:1And the children of Ruben and the children of Gad had + 32:1 Gr. cattle, a multitude, greatly a multitude.a multitude of cattle, very great; and they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Galaad; and the place was a place for cattle:

Joshua 16:5And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Bæthoron the upper, and Gazara.

Joshua 16:9And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim were in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasse, all the cities and their villages.

Joshua 18:11And the lot of the tribe of Benjamin came forth first according to their families: and the borders of their lot came forth between the children of Juda and the children of Joseph.

Joshua 19:18And their borders were Jazel, and Chasaloth, and Sunam,

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 2:9-18

A Civil War in Israel. ( b. c. 1053.) 8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and 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… Read the whole commentary →

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