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2 Samuel 2:9

He made him king of Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abner;   Armies;   Ashurites;   Benjamin;   Ephraim;   Hebron;   Ish-Bosheth;   Israel;   Jezreel;   Judah;   Mahanaim;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ephraim;   Tribe;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Ephraim;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ashurites;   Ish-Bosheth;   Israel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ashurites;   Benjamin;   Gilead;   Mahanaim;   Sheba (1);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ashurite;   Mahanaim;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Ashurites;   Gilead;   Jezreel;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abner ;   Ashurites;   Ishbosheth ;   Jezreel ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Joab;   Mahanaim;   Mount gilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gilead;   Hebron;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ash'urites, the;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ishbosheth;   Mahanaim;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ashhur;   Ashurites;   Geshur;   Gilead (1);   Jezreel;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abner;   Asshurites;   Benjamin;   Ephraim;   Gilead;   Ish-Bosheth;   Palestine;   Rehoboam;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin—over all Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
and he made him king over Gil`ad, and over the Ashuri, and over Yizre`el, and over Efrayim, and over Binyamin, and over all Yisra'el.
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.
Lexham English Bible
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over Israel, all of it.
English Standard Version
and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel.
New Century Version
and made him king of Gilead, Ashuri, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
New English Translation
He appointed him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
Amplified Bible
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, even over all Israel [except Judah].
New American Standard Bible
And he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And made him King ouer Gilead, and ouer the Ashurites, and ouer Izreel, and ouer Ephraim, and ouer Beniamin, and ouer al Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.
Contemporary English Version
and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.
Complete Jewish Bible
and made him king over Gil‘ad, the Ashuri, Yizre‘el, Efrayim, Binyamin and all Isra'el.
Darby Translation
and made him king over Gilead, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
and made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And made him king over Gilead and over Geshur and over Jezreel and over Ephraim and over Benjamin and over all Israel.
Good News Translation
There Abner made Ishbosheth king of the territories of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, and indeed over all Israel.
Literal Translation
And he caused him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and made him kynge ouer Gilead, Assuri, Iesrael, Ephraim, Ben Iamin and ouer all Israel.
American Standard Version
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And made him king over Gilead and the Asherites and over Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin, that is, over all Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And made him king ouer Gilead, and ouer the Assurites, and ouer Iezrael, Ephraim, Beniamin, & ouer all Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And hee made him king ouer Gilead, and ouer the Ashurites, and ouer Iezreel, and ouer Ephraim, and ouer Beniamin, and ouer all Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and made him king over the land of Galaad, and over Thasiri, and over Jezrael, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
English Revised Version
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin-over all Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and made him kyng on Galaad, and on Gethsury, and on Jezrael, and on Effraym, and on Beniamyn, and on al Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
and causeth him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurite, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel -- all of it.
Update Bible Version
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
World English Bible
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
New King James Version
and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
New Living Translation
There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel.
New Revised Standard
He made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and over all Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and made him king for Gilead, and for the Ashurites, and for Jezreel, - and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over, all Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And made him king over Galaad, and over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
Revised Standard Version
and he made him king over Gilead and the Ash'urites and Jezreel and E'phraim and Benjamin and all Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.

Contextual Overview

8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king of Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel. 10 Saul's son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king of Israel. He was king for two years. But the family of Judah followed David. 11 David was king in Hebron over the family of Judah for seven years and six months. 12 Now Abner the son of Ner went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth. 13 And Zeruiah's son Joab and the servants of David went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool, and the other group on the other side. 14 Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men get up and have a test of strength in front of us." And Joab said, "Let them get up." 15 So they stood up and went over by number. There were twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 Each one of them took hold of the head of the one fighting against him, and put his sword into the other's side. So they fell down together. That is why that place was called field of swords, which is in Gibeon. 17 The battle was very bad that day. Abner and the men of Israel were beaten by the servants of David.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gilead: Numbers 32:1-42, Joshua 13:8-11, Psalms 108:8

Ashurites: The LXX read פןם בףיסי, Thasiri; and the Vulgate Gessuri, "Geshurites;" but it is probable that for ashuri, "Ashurites," we should read ashairi, "Asherites," or those of the tribe of Asher. Genesis 30:13, Numbers 1:40

over Jezreel: Joshua 19:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:3 - Asshurim Judges 20:1 - with the 2 Samuel 3:6 - Abner 2 Samuel 3:21 - will gather 1 Kings 18:45 - Ahab 2 Kings 10:3 - Look even 1 Chronicles 12:29 - the greatest part of them Psalms 18:43 - from Psalms 60:6 - divide

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted a garden to the east in Eden. He put the man there whom He had made.
Genesis 2:9
And the Lord God made to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good for food. And He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden, and the tree of learning of good and bad.
Genesis 2:17
But do not eat from the tree of learning of good and bad. For the day you eat from it you will die for sure."
Genesis 3:3
But from the tree which is in the center of the garden, God has said, ‘Do not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'"
Deuteronomy 6:25
We will be right with the Lord our God if we are careful to obey all of the Law before Him, just as He told us.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. Happy are all who hold her near.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of those who are right with God is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Isaiah 44:25
I allow trouble to come on the special things done by men who lie and speak in pride. I make fools out of those who tell the future using their secret ways. I turn back wise men, and make their learning foolish.
Isaiah 47:10
You trusted in your sin and said, ‘No one sees me.' Your wisdom and learning have led you the wrong way, for you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.'
Ezekiel 31:16
I will make the nations shake in fear at the sound of its fall when I send it to the place of the dead with those who go down to the grave. Then all the well-watered trees of Eden, the best of Lebanon, will be comforted in the earth below.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he made him king over Gilead,.... Which lay beyond Jordan, and included the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh; these he prevailed upon to acknowledge Ishbosheth, their king, and proclaimed him king over them:

and over the Ashurites: that is, those of the house or tribe of Asher, as the Targum, and indeed none else can well be thought of; some indeed read the Geshurites, as the Vulgate Latin version; but these were never expelled by the Israelites, and had at this time a king over them, 2 Samuel 3:3; see Joshua 13:13;

and over Jezreel; the great plain which went along the borders of Zebulun, Issachar, and Naphtali, and included these tribes:

and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin: the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin:

and over all Israel, excepting the tribe of Judah; that is, he prevailed first on one of these, then on another, until he got all the tribes of Israel to own him for their king; David all this time being still and quiet, and not opposing him, waiting God's own time to open the way for his possession of the kingdom over all Israel, and having a strict regard to his oath to Saul, 1 Samuel 24:21.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Ashurites - If the tribe of Asher, the verse indicates the order in which Abner recovered the different districts from the Philistines, and added them to the dominions of Ish-bosheth, beginning with Gilead, and then gradually adding, on the west of Jordan, first the territory of Asher as far as Carmel and the whole plain of Esdraelon, and then the country of Ephraim and Benjamin, being in fact all Israel, as distinguished from Judah; and this reconquest may have occupied five years. Ish-bosheth’s reign over Israel may not have been reckoned to begin until the conquest was complete.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 2:9. Made him king over Gilead — These were places beyond Jordan; for as the Philistines had lately routed the Israelites, they were no doubt in possession of some of the principal towns, and were now enjoying the fruits of their victory. Abner was therefore afraid to bring the new king to any place where he was likely to meet with much resistance, till he had got his army well recruited.

Who the Ashurites were is not generally agreed; probably men of the tribe of Ashur.


 
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