Ishbosheth was forty years old at the time, and he ruled for two years. But the tribe of Judah made David their king,
and he ruled from Hebron for seven and a half years.
Abner the son of Ner had been the general of Saul's army. He took Saul's son Ishbosheth across the River Jordan to Mahanaim
and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.
David sent a few of his officials to Ishbosheth to give him this message: “Give me back my wife Michal! I killed a hundred Philistines so I could marry her.”