2 Samuel 2:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

One day, Abner and the soldiers of Ishbosheth left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.

Cross References

Genesis 32:2

When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is God's camp.” So he named the place Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 17:14

Absalom and the others liked Hushai's plan better than Ahithophel's plan. This was because the LORD had decided to keep Ahithophel's plan from working and to cause trouble for Absalom.

2 Samuel 2:8

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

Joshua 10:12

The LORD was helping the Israelites defeat the Amorites that day. So about midday, Joshua prayed to the LORD loud enough for the Israelites to hear: “Our LORD, make the sun stop in the sky over Gibeon, and the moon stand still over Aijalon Valley.” So the sun and the moon stopped and stood still until Israel defeated its enemies. This poem can be found in The Book of Jashar. The sun stood still and didn't go down for about a whole day.

Joshua 10:2

This frightened Adonizedek and his people. They knew that Gibeon was a large town, as big as the towns that had kings, and even bigger than the town of Ai had been. And all the men of Gibeon were warriors.

Joshua 10:4

“The Gibeonites have signed a peace treaty with Joshua and the Israelites. Come and help me attack Gibeon!”

Joshua 18:25

In the other region there were the following fourteen towns with their surrounding villages: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Zelah, Haeleph, Gibeah, Kiriath-Jearim, and Jerusalem, which is also called Jebusite Town. These regions are the tribal lands of Benjamin.

Joshua 9:3

The people of Gibeon had also heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai.

1 Samuel 17:9

If he can kill me, our people will be your slaves. But if I kill him, your people will be our slaves.