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According to 2 Samuel 2:8–4:12, after his father’s death, Ishbosheth was proclaimed king of Israel by Abner, Saul’s cousin and commander in chief, who then became the real power behind the throne. Judah, however, followed David, and war broke out between the two kingdoms.
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In the biblical account, Abner, the captain of Saul's army, proclaimed Ish-bosheth king over Israel at Mahanaim in Transjordan (2 Samuel 2:8), after the slaying of Ish-bosheth's father and brothers in the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:1).
Jul 15, 2024 · Ish-Bosheth, whose name means “man of shame” or “man of Baal,” was a character in the Old Testament. He was the son of King Saul, the first king of Israel, and is mentioned in various passages in the Bible.
Ishbosheth Proclaimed King of Israel - But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul’s son Ishbosheth. There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, ...
9 There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel. 10 Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David. 11 David made Hebron his capital, and he ...
One of the sons of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39 1 Samuel 14:49) who, when his father and brothers were slain in the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:1), was proclaimed king over Israel by Abner, the captain of Saul's host, at Mahanaim (2 Samuel 2:8).
Not the first in line to Saul's throne, Ish-bosheth was proclaimed king over Israel by Abner, the captain of Saul's army, at Mahanaim, after Saul was killed at the battle of Gilboa along with his other sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua (2 Samuel 2:8; 1 Samuel 31:1).
