2 Samuel 2:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and made him king of Israel, including the areas of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin.

Cross References

Genesis 30:13

Leah exclaimed, “I'm happy now, and all the women will say how happy I am.” So she named him Asher.

2 Samuel 2:10

Ishbosheth was forty years old at the time, and he ruled for two years. But the tribe of Judah made David their king,

2 Samuel 3:6

As the war went on between the families of David and Saul, Abner was gaining more power than ever in Saul's family.

Psalm 108:8

The lands of Gilead and Manasseh are mine. Ephraim is my war helmet, and Judah is my symbol of royal power.

Joshua 16:5

The following is a description of the land that was divided among the clans of the Ephraim tribe. Their southern border started at Ataroth-Addar and went west to Upper Beth-Horon

Joshua 16:9

Ephraim also had some towns and villages that were inside Manasseh's tribal land.

Joshua 17:1

Manasseh was Joseph's eldest son, and Machir was Manasseh's eldest son. Machir had a son named Gilead, and some of his descendants had already received the regions of Gilead and Bashan because they were good warriors. The other clans of the Manasseh tribe descended from Gilead's sons Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. The following is a description of the land they received. Hepher's son Zelophehad did not have any sons, but he did have five daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. One day the clans that were descendants of Zelophehad's five daughters went to the priest Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders of Israel. The people of these clans said, “The LORD told Moses to give us land just as he gave land to our relatives.” Joshua followed the LORD's instructions and gave land to these five clans, as he had given land to the five clans that had descended from Hepher's brothers. So Manasseh's land west of the River Jordan was divided into ten parts.

Joshua 18:11

Benjamin was the first tribe chosen to receive land. The region for its clans lay between the Judah tribe on the south and the Joseph tribes on the north.

Joshua 18:20

The River Jordan itself was Benjamin's eastern border. These were the borders of Benjamin's tribal land, where the clans of Benjamin lived.

1 Samuel 29:1

The Philistines had brought their whole army to Aphek, while Israel's army was camping near Jezreel Spring.