Ish-bosheth

Ishbosheth· Eshbaal

Father

Saul

Mother

Ahinoam

Siblings

Abinadab· Armoni· Jonathan· Malchi-shua· Mephibosheth· Merab· Michal

• אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת·Ish-bosheth
• אֶשְׁבַּעַל·Eshbaalmeans “the fire of the idol, or of the ruler”

Includes 5 verses that refer to Ish-bosheth without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 2 Samuel 2:8אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
   Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
2. 2 Samuel 2:9Referred to, not named
   …and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
3. 2 Samuel 2:10אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
   Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
4. 2 Samuel 2:12אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
   One day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
5. 2 Samuel 2:15אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
   So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
6. 2 Samuel 3:7Referred to, not named
   Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
7. 2 Samuel 3:8אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
   Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
8. 2 Samuel 3:11Referred to, not named
   And for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
9. 2 Samuel 3:14אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
   Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
10. 2 Samuel 3:15אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
    So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.
11. 2 Samuel 4:5אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
    Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.
12. 2 Samuel 4:6Referred to, not named
    They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.
13. 2 Samuel 4:7Referred to, not named
    They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.
14. 2 Samuel 4:8אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
    They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
15. 2 Samuel 4:12אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · Ish-bosheth
    So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
16. 1 Chronicles 8:33אֶשְׁבַּעַל · Eshbaal
    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
17. 1 Chronicles 9:39אֶשְׁבַּעַל · Eshbaal
    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.