2 Samuel 2:9 - Plain English Version

⁹ and made him boss of all the other tribes of the Israel nation. So he was boss for the Gilead mob, and for the Asher mob, and for the Jezreel mob, and for the Ephraim mob, and for the Benjamin mob.

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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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

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.

Common English Bible

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

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.

2 Samuel 2:9 Cross References

Genesis 30:13

Then Leah said, “I’m so happy. I reckon other women will say, ‘Leah is happy now.’ ” And Leah named that baby Asher. That name means happy.

2 Samuel 2:10

Ishbosheth was 40 years old at the time he became boss over those Israel tribes, and he was their boss for 2 years. But the Judah tribe made David their boss.