◄ 2 Samuel 2:8 ►
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Good News Translation
The commander of Saul's army, Abner son of Ner, had fled with Saul's son Ishbosheth across the Jordan to Mahanaim.

New Revised Standard Version
But Abner son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbaal son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim.

Contemporary English Version
Abner the son of Ner had been the general of Saul's army. He took Saul's son Ishbosheth across the Jordan River to Mahanaim

New American Bible
Abner, son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, took Ishbaal, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp,

Abner

1 Samuel 14:50 And the name of Saul's wife was Achinoam, the daughter of Achimaas; and the name of the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, the cousin german of Saul.

1 Samuel 17:55 Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not.

1 Samuel 26:14 David cried to the people, and to Abner, the son of Ner, saying: Wilt thou not answer, Abner? And Abner answering, said: Who art thou, that criest, and disturbest the king?

2 Samuel 3:7,8 And Saul had a concubine named Respha, the daughter of Aia. And Isboseth said to Abner: . . .

2 Samuel 4:5,6 And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep. . . .

1 Chronicles 8:33 And Ner begot Cis and Cis begot Saul. And Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

1 Chronicles 9:39 Now Ner begot Cis: and Cis begot Saul: and Saul begot Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.

Esh-baal

2 Samuel 17:26,27 And Israel camped with Absalom in the land of Galaad. . . .

Genesis 32:2 And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, Camps.

Context
Ish-bosheth Made King of Israel
8But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul's army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp,9And made him king over Galaad, and over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.…
Cross References
Genesis 32:2
And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, Camps.

Joshua 21:38
Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of refuge, and Manaim

1 Samuel 14:50
And the name of Saul's wife was Achinoam, the daughter of Achimaas; and the name of the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, the cousin german of Saul.

2 Samuel 2:7
Let your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of valour: for although your master Saul be dead, yet the house of Juda hath anointed me to be their king.

2 Samuel 2:29
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp.

2 Samuel 3:6
Now while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner the son of Ner ruled the house of Saul.

2 Samuel 4:5
And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep.

2 Samuel 17:24
But David came to the camp, and Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

1 Chronicles 12:29
And of the sons of Benjamin the brethren of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto a great part of them followed the house of Saul.

2 Samuel 2:7
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