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10 Ishbaal,[a] 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. 11 The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

The Battle of Gibeon

12 Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbaal[b] son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 2:10 Gk Compare 1 Chr 8.33; 9.39: Heb Ish-bosheth, “man of shame”
  2. 2 Samuel 2:12 Gk Compare 1 Chr 8.33; 9.39: Heb Ish-bosheth, “man of shame”

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