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The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Ish-bosheth, Saul&#8217s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was king for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel; he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Saul&#8217s son Ish-bosheth was 40 years old when he began his reign over Israel; he ruled for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ishbosheth was 40 years old at the time, and he ruled for two years. But the tribe of Judah made David their king, <a href="/erv/2_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> (Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years.) But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Saul's son Ishbosheth was 40 years old when he became king of Israel. He ruled for two years, but the tribe of Judah followed David. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> He was forty years old when he was made king of Israel, and he ruled for two years. But the tribe of Judah was loyal to David, <a href="/isv/2_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Ish-bosheth began to reign over Israel at the age of 40 years, and he reigned for two years, even though Judah's lineage followed David. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. However, the people of Judah followed David. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Ishbaal, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years: but the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/web/2_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Ish-Bosheth son of Saul [is] a son of forty years in his reigning over Israel, and he has reigned [for] two years; only the house of Judah has been after David. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A son of forty years, is Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The son of forty years, the man of shame, son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel; and two years he reigned: but the house of Judah was after David.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over, Israel, and he reigned two years: and only the house of Juda followed David. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Ishbosheth, the son of Saul, was forty years old when he had begun to rule over Israel. And he reigned for two years. For only the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Ishbaal, son of Saul, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years; but the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ishbaal, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Ashbashul Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Ashbashul, son of Shaul, was a son of forty years when he was made King over Israel, and he reigned two years; however, they of the house of Yehuda were following after David<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Jebosthe, 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. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/2-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/2.htm">Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel</a> …9and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel. 10<a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/378.htm" title="378: ’îš- Man of shame, a son of Saul and king of Isr. From 'iysh and bosheth; man of shame; Ish- Bosheth, a son of King Saul."></a> <a href="/hebrew/378.htm" title="378: bō·šeṯ (N-proper-ms) -- Man of shame, a son of Saul and king of Isr. From 'iysh and bosheth; man of shame; Ish- Bosheth, a son of King Saul.">Ish-bosheth</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">was forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">years old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: bə·mā·lə·ḵōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">when he began to reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·lāḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·ta·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">for two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">The house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">however,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">followed</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.</a> 11And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">1 Samuel 13:1</a> Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years. <a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">1 Kings 2:11</a> The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. <a href="/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4</a> These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">1 Chronicles 29:27</a> The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” <a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm">1 Samuel 15:28</a> So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you. <a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm">1 Samuel 31:6</a> So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day. <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” <a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a> When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. <a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">1 Kings 14:8</a> I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes. <a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a> For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. <a href="/1_chronicles/10-14.htm">1 Chronicles 10:14</a> and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. <a href="/1_chronicles/11-1.htm">1 Chronicles 11:1-3</a> Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel. <a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Acts 13:21-22</a> Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. / After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ <a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-16.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Ishbosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Ish-Bosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Ish-Bo'sheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-7.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-30.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-9.htm">Side</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-27.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-23.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">Ishbosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">Ish-Bosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">Ish-Bo'sheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-21.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-15.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-10.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-13.htm">Side</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 2</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm">David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron </a> 4. <a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">where he is made king of Judah</a> 5. <a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel</a> 8. <a href="/2_samuel/2-8.htm">Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel</a> 12. <a href="/2_samuel/2-12.htm">A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men.</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">Asahel is slain</a> 25. <a href="/2_samuel/2-25.htm">At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat</a> 32. <a href="/2_samuel/2-32.htm">Asahel's burial</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Saul’s son Ish-bosheth Ish-bosheth, also known as Eshbaal, was the fourth son of King Saul. His name means "man of shame," which may reflect the ignominy of his reign. He was not the first choice for kingship, as his brother Jonathan was the heir apparent, but Jonathan's death in battle left Ish-bosheth as the next in line. His ascension to the throne was orchestrated by Abner, Saul's military commander, indicating a lack of personal authority or leadership.was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel At forty, Ish-bosheth was relatively mature for a new king, suggesting he had ample time to observe his father's reign and learn from it. However, his lack of experience in leadership and military matters, compared to David, was a significant disadvantage. The age also implies that he was born during Saul's early years as king, providing a timeline for Saul's reign.and he reigned for two years Ish-bosheth's reign was short and marked by instability. The brevity of his rule highlights the division within Israel and the lack of support he had compared to David. His reign was primarily limited to the northern tribes, as the southern tribe of Judah had already declared allegiance to David. This division foreshadows the eventual split of the united monarchy into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.The house of Judah, however, followed David Judah's loyalty to David underscores the tribal divisions within Israel. David, being from the tribe of Judah, had strong support from his kinsmen, which was crucial in establishing his rule. This allegiance also fulfilled God's promise to David, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16.htm">1 Samuel 16:1-13</a>, where David was anointed by Samuel. The support of Judah was a significant factor in David's eventual unification of the tribes and establishment of Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/ish-bosheth.htm">Ish-bosheth</a> The son of Saul, who became king over Israel after Saul's death. His reign was marked by division and conflict with David, who was anointed king over Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel and father of Ish-bosheth. His death led to a power struggle between his house and David. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> Anointed by God to be king, David was initially king over Judah. His leadership was characterized by a heart after God, contrasting with the house of Saul. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The northern tribes of Israel that followed Ish-bosheth, representing a divided kingdom. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern tribe that followed David, highlighting the division within the nation of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a> Despite human attempts to establish power, God's plan prevails. David's rise to kingship, despite Ish-bosheth's reign, demonstrates God's ultimate authority in appointing leaders. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_division.htm">The Consequences of Division</a> The division between Israel and Judah under Ish-bosheth and David serves as a reminder of the destructive nature of disunity. Believers are called to seek unity within the body of Christ. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_anointed.htm">Faithfulness to God's Anointed</a> Judah's loyalty to David reflects the importance of recognizing and supporting God's chosen leaders. This calls for discernment and faithfulness in our own communities. <a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_human_authority.htm">The Temporary Nature of Human Authority</a> Ish-bosheth's short reign highlights the fleeting nature of human power compared to the eternal kingdom of God. Believers should focus on building God's kingdom rather than earthly power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 2</a> <a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a> <a href="/q/does_abner's_support_for_david_fit_history.htm">2 Samuel 3:12-13: Does Abner's sudden support for David align with known tribal loyalties and historical realities of that era?</a> <a href="/q/is_judah-israel_conflict_in_2_sam_19_consistent.htm">Does the tribal conflict between Judah and Israel in 2 Samuel 19:40-43 align with other historical sources, or is there a possible inconsistency in how the tribes' loyalties shift?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_joab_kill_abner.htm">Why did Joab kill Abner in the Bible story?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 10, 11. - Ishbosheth...two years ... David... seven years and six months. Where are we to place the five years and a half of difference? The usual assumption is that David was made King of Israel immediately upon Ishbosheth's murder; but this is wrong. We cannot believe that Abner would allow so long a period as five years to elapse before asserting the claims of Saul's family, especially as David was already made King of Judah at Hebron. Still, as the war with the Philistines was the first object of his care, and as some form of popular ratification was necessary, some months may have passed before Ishbosheth was publicly installed as king, though Abner must have acted in his name from the first. The main interval of five years before David's accession must have been after Ishbosheth's death. That murder, and still more so the murder of Abner, must have made David an object of great suspicion to all Israel. Shimei, when he called him "a bloody man" (<a href="/2_samuel/16-8.htm">2 Samuel 16:8</a>), was but uttering a slander commonly current among the people. Gradually most of them would become convinced of his innocence; and all, as they contrasted the anarchy which prevailed in their country with the peace and security won by David for Judah, would regard his election as the best course under the circumstances. As the Philistines immediately resented their action, and endeavoured to crush the king before he could concentrate his power, it is probable that during these five years they had again obtained practical command of the more fertile districts of Palestine. Ishbosheth... was forty years old. In the previous narrative Jonathan always appears as the most important of Saul's sons, and naturally it is assumed that he was the firstborn; yet his child was but five years old at his father's death, while Ishbosheth, his uncle, a younger brother of Jonathan, is described as a man of forty. Some think that Ishbosheth was the eldest son, but in <a href="/1_chronicles/8-33.htm">1 Chronicles 8:33</a> he is placed last, and, though a weak man, was not so feeble as to have been set aside from the succession. But confessedly the chronology of Saul's reign is so full of difficulties, that it is impossible altogether to explain it (see note on 1 Samuel 13:1). <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/2-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Saul’s שָׁא֗וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Ish-bosheth בֹּ֣שֶׁת (bō·šeṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_378.htm">Strong's 378: </a> Ish-bosheth -- 'man of shame', a son of Saul and king of Israel was forty אַרְבָּעִ֨ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> Forty years old בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son when he began to reign בְּמָלְכוֹ֙ (bə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and he reigned מָלָ֑ךְ (mā·lāḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel for two וּשְׁתַּ֥יִם (ū·šə·ta·yim) Conjunctive waw | Number - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) years. שָׁנִ֖ים (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year The house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Judah, יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites however, אַ֚ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> A particle of affirmation, surely followed הָי֖וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be David. דָוִֽד׃ (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/2-10.htm">2 Samuel 2:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-10.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 2:10 Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/2-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 2:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 2:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 2:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 2:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>