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2 Samuel 2:9 - Easy To Read Version

9 and made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all of Israel. [11]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

9 and made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

9 And he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

9 and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

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Common English Bible

9 There he made him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

9 And he appointed him as king over Gilead, and over Geshuri, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all of Israel.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

9 And made him king over Galaad, and, over Gessuri, and over Jezrahel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

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2 Samuel 2:9
19 Cross References  

Leah said, “I am very happy! Now women will call me happy.” So she named that son Asher. [174]


Ish Bosheth was Saul’s son. Ish Bosheth was 40 years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. But the family group of Judah followed David.


Abner became more and more powerful in Saul’s army while the families of Saul and David fought each other.


From the family group of Benjamin there were 3,000 men. They were Saul’s relatives. Most of those men stayed faithful to Saul’s family until that time.


From the family group of Ephraim there were 20,800 men. They were brave soldiers. They were famous men in their own families.


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They counted Asher’s family group. The names of all the men who were 20 years old or older and able to serve in the army were listed. They were listed with their families and family groups.


Then land was given to the family group of Manasseh. Manasseh was Joseph’s first son. Manasseh’s first son was Makir, the father of Gilead. [61] Makir was a great soldier, so the areas of Gilead and Bashan were given to the Makir family.


The family group of Benjamin was given the land that was between the areas of Judah and Joseph. Each family in the family group of Benjamin got their land. This is the land that was chosen for Benjamin:


The Jordan River was the eastern border. So this was the land that was given to the family group of Benjamin. Those were the borders on all sides.


This is the land that was given to that family group: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,


So the people from the family groups of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh left the other people of Israel. They were at Shiloh in Canaan. They left that place and went back to Gilead. They went home to their own land—the land that Moses gave them. The Lord had commanded Moses to give them this land.


The people of Asher did not force those Canaanite people to leave their land. So the Canaanite people continued to live with the people of Asher.


The Philistines gathered all their soldiers at Aphek. The Israelites camped by the spring at Jezreel.


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