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2 Samuel 2:8

AbnerIsh-boshethNerSaulMahanaim

6 Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.

7 Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,

9 and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.

10 Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.

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BSB
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
KJV
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
WEB
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
ASV
Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul`s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
DARBY
And Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
BLB
And Abner son of Ner, commander of the army that [was] unto Saul, had taken Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.
ÅB
Men Abner, Ners sønn, Sauls hærfører, tok Isboset, Sauls sønn, og førte ham over til Mahana'im
OTB
Men Abner, sønn av Ner, kommandør over Sauls hær, hadde tatt Isjbosjet, Sauls sønn, og brakt ham til Mahanaim.
B1930
Men Abner, Ners sønn, Sauls hærfører, tok Isboset, Sauls sønn, og førte ham over til Mahana'im

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 14:50

    His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

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  • Genesis 32:2

    When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:55

    As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 8:33

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

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  • 2 Samuel 4:5–6

    Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:7–8

    Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

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  • 2 Samuel 17:26–27

    So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:14

    And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who calls to the king?” Abner replied.

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