2 Samuel 2:9
“And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he made him king over Gilead,.... Which lay beyond Jordan, and included the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The Ashurites - If the tribe of Asher, the verse indicates the order in which Abner recovered the different districts…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Made him king over Gilead - These were places beyond Jordan; for as the Philistines had lately routed the Israelites,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 2:8-17
Here is, I. A rivalship between two kings - David, whom God made king, and Ishbosheth, whom Abner made king. One would…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Gilead Here apparently, as in Jos 22:9, Gilead includes the whole district occupied by the Israelites to the E. of the…
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