2 Samuel 2:9

New Living Translation

There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel.

Cross References

Genesis 30:13

And Leah named him Asher, for she said, “What joy is mine! Now the other women will celebrate with me.”

2 Samuel 2:10

Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David.

2 Samuel 3:6

As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among those loyal to Saul.

1 Chronicles 12:29

From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul’s relatives, there were 3,000 warriors. Most of the men from Benjamin had remained loyal to Saul until this time.

1 Chronicles 12:30

From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 brave warriors, each highly respected in his own clan.

Psalm 108:8

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.

Numbers 1:40

Asher 41,500

Joshua 16:5

The following territory was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth-addar in the east. From there it ran to Upper Beth-horon,

Joshua 16:8

From Tappuah the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine to the Mediterranean Sea. This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim.

Joshua 16:9

In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim.

Joshua 17:1

The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them.

Joshua 18:11

The first allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. It lay between the territory assigned to the tribes of Judah and Joseph.

Joshua 18:20

The eastern boundary was the Jordan River. These were the boundaries of the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

Joshua 19:18

Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

Joshua 22:9

So the men of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the rest of Israel at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. They started the journey back to their own land of Gilead, the territory that belonged to them according to the Lord’s command through Moses.

Judges 1:32

Instead, the people of Asher moved in among the Canaanites, who controlled the land, for they failed to drive them out.

1 Samuel 29:1

The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel.