KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 2:10
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 2
7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 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.
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
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בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאַרְבָּעִ֨יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyשָׁנָ֜הH8141 · sha.nehyearאִֽישׁ־H378 · ish-bo.shetIsh-boshethבֹּ֣שֶׁתH378 · ish-bo.shetIsh-boshethבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשָׁא֗וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulבְּמָלְכוֹ֙H4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoשָׁנִ֖יםH8141 · sha.nehyearמָלָ֑ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignאַ֚ךְH389 · akhsurelyבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahהָי֖וּH1961 · ha.yahto beאַחֲרֵ֥יH310 · a.charafterדָוִֽד׃H1732 · da.vidDavid
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