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2 Samuel
Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, made Ish-bosheth king. The text lists his rule over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel. See 2 Samuel 2:8–9.
8Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul`s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.