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David Anointed King of Judah
Ishbosheth Proclaimed King of Israel
War between Israel and Judah
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|2 Samuel 2:1| After this, David asked the lord, “Should I move back to one of the towns of Judah?”“Yes,” the lord replied.Then David asked, “Which town should I go to?”“To Hebron,” the lord answered.
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|2 Samuel 2:2| David’s two wives were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. So David and his wives
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|2 Samuel 2:3| and his men and their families all moved to Judah, and they settled in the villages near Hebron.
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|2 Samuel 2:4| Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah.When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul,
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|2 Samuel 2:5| he sent them this message: “May the lord bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial.
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|2 Samuel 2:6| May the lord be loyal to you in return and reward you with his unfailing love! And I, too, will reward you for what you have done.
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|2 Samuel 2:7| Now that Saul is dead, I ask you to be my strong and loyal subjects like the people of Judah, who have anointed me as their new king.”
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|2 Samuel 2:8| But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul’s son Ishbosheth.
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|2 Samuel 2:9| There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel.
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|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.
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