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Ish-bosheth in the Bible.

The youngest of Saul’s four sons, and the only one who survived him. The King James Version names Ish-bosheth in 11 verses, from 2 Samuel 2:8 to 2 Samuel 4:12.

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Ish-bosheth’s own words.

Ish-bosheth speaks in 1 verse of the King James Version, all in 2 Samuel.

His first words in the Bible
And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?
2 Samuel 3:7 ›

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Who Ish-bosheth was.

Man of shame or humiliation, the youngest of Saul’s four sons, and the only one who survived him (2 Sam. 2-4). His name was originally Eshbaal (1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). He was about forty years of age when his father and three brothers fell at the battle of Gilboa. Through the influence of Abner, Saul’s cousin, he was acknowledged as successor to the throne of Saul, and ruled over all Israel, except the tribe of Judah (over whom David was king), for two years, having Mahanaim, on the east of Jordan, as his capital (2 Sam. 2:9). After a troubled and uncertain reign he was murdered by his guard, who stabbed him while he was asleep on his couch at mid-day (2 Sam. 4:5-7); and having cut off his head, presented it to David, who sternly rebuked them for this cold-blooded murder, and ordered them to be immediately executed (9-12).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 11 verses that name Ish-bosheth.

2 Samuel 11

  • 2 Samuel 2:8But 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 2:10Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
  • 2 Samuel 2:12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
  • 2 Samuel 2:15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
  • 2 Samuel 3:7And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?
  • 2 Samuel 3:8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
  • 2 Samuel 3:14And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
  • 2 Samuel 3:15And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
  • 2 Samuel 4:5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
  • 2 Samuel 4:8And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
  • 2 Samuel 4:12And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

Questions about Ish-bosheth.

Who was Ish-bosheth in the Bible?

The youngest of Saul’s four sons, and the only one who survived him. The King James Version names Ish-bosheth in 11 verses, from 2 Samuel 2:8 to 2 Samuel 4:12.

Who was Ish-bosheth’s father?

Saul.

Where does Ish-bosheth speak in the Bible?

In 1 verse of the King James Version, all in 2 Samuel. His first words are in 2 Samuel 3:7.

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