2 Samuel 2:9 KJV — MannaFest

2 Samuel 2:9

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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.

DBT

and made him king over Gilead, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

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2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign

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12 verses on the floor

Psalms 18:43
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Numbers 32:1–42
Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;
Joshua 19:18
And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
Psalms 108:8
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Joshua 13:8–11
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;

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Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host took Ish-bosheth--Here was the establishment of a rival kingdom, which, however, would probably have had no existence but for Abner. Ish-bosheth--or "Esh-baal" (1Ch 8:33;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), and Judah only was entirely for David. This was a further trial of the faith of David in the promise of God, and of his patience, whether he could wait God's time for the performance of that promise. Some difficulty there is about the time of the continuance of this competition.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Gilead - Largely so taken, for all the land of Israel beyond Jordan. Ashurites - That is, the tribe of Asher, as the Chaldee paraphrast and others understand it.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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H1568134× in canon H1144166× in canon H669180× in canon H4427348× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

2SA 2:9JOS 19:18 1SA 28:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2SA 2:9JOS 19:18 2KI 4:8
2SA 2:9PSA 108:8 GEN 49:10
2SA 2:9JOS 19:18 1KI 1:3
2SA 2:9JOS 19:18 1KI 21:1
2SA 2:9JOS 19:18 1KI 2:17
2SA 2:9PSA 108:8 PSA 122:5
2SA 2:9JDG 1:32 PSA 106:34-35

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