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2 Samuel 2:8-11 (KJV)

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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.

Definition(s):
Abner (Ab-ner): father of light
David (Deh-vidd): well-beloved, dear
Hebron (He-bron): society; friendship
Ishbosheth (Ish-bosh-eth): a man of shame
Judah (Joo-da): the praise of the Lord; confession