2 Samuel 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;”

2 Samuel 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 2:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, had taken Ishbosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.”

2 Samuel 2:8 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;”

2 Samuel 2:8 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Abner, son of Ner, head of the host which Saul hath, hath taken Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, and causeth him to pass over to Mahanaim,”

2 Samuel 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;”

2 Samuel 2:8 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captaine of Sauls hoste, tooke Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,”

2 Samuel 2:8 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 2:8 in Context — 2 Samuel 2

6 Ahora pues, Jehová haga con vosotros misericordia y verdad; y yo también os haré bien por esto que habéis hecho.

7 Esfuércense pues ahora vuestras manos, y sed valientes; pues que muerto Saúl vuestro señor, los de la casa de Judá me han ungido por rey sobre ellos.

8 Mas Abner hijo de Ner, general de ejército de Saúl, tomó á Is-boseth hijo de Saúl, é hízolo pasar al real:

9 Y alzólo por rey sobre Galaad, y sobre Gessuri, y sobre Jezreel, y sobre Ephraim, y sobre Benjamín, y sobre todo Israel.

10 De cuarenta años era Is-boseth hijo de Saúl, cuando comenzó á reinar sobre Israel; y reinó dos años. Sola la casa de Judá seguía á David.

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What Does 2 Samuel 2:8 Mean?

2 Samuel 2:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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