2SA 2:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) However, Abner (Ner’s son) who’d been Sha’ul’s army commander had taken Sha’ul’s son Iysh-Boshet[fn] across to Mahanayim

2:8 Also known as Esh-Baal. (See 1 Chronicles 8:33.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ Ἀβεννὴρ υἱὸς Νὴρ ἀρχιστράτηγος τοῦ Σαοὺλ ἔλαβε τὸν Ἰεβοσθὲ υἱὸν Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἀνεβίβασεν αὐτὸν ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς εἰς Μαναὲμ,
(Kai Abennaʸr huios Naʸr arⱪistrataʸgos tou Saʼoul elabe ton Iebosthe huion Saʼoul, kai anebibasen auton ek taʸs parembolaʸs eis Manaem, )

BrTr But Abenner, the son of Ner, the commander-in-chief of Saul's army, took Jebosthe son of Saul, and brought him up from the camp to Manaem

ULT And Abner the son of Ner, the captain of the troop which belonged to Saul, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and he brought him over to Mahanaim.

UST However, Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across the Jordan River to the city of Mahanaim.

BSB § Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth,[fn] moved him to Mahanaim,

2:8 Ish-bosheth is also called Esh-baal; see 1 Chronicles 8:33.

OEB Now Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul’s army, had taken the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now Abner son of Ner, the general in command of Saul’s army, had taken Saul’s son Ish-bosheth and had brought him to Mahanaim.

LSV And Abner, son of Ner, head of the host which Saul has, has taken Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, and causes him to pass over to Mahanaim,

FBV However, Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, had taken Ishbosheth,[fn] son of Saul, to Mahanaim.

2:8 Ishbosheth. It is very unlikely that he was called this to his face. He is identified as “Eshbaal” in 1 Chronicles 8:33 and 1 Chronicles 9:39, which means “man of Baal.” However, the writer of this account here found it intolerable that the name of the king should include reference to the pagan god “Baal,” and so altered the name to Ishbosheth, meaning “man of shame.”

T4T While this was happening, Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ishbosheth and went across the Jordan River to Mahanaim town.

LEB But Abner the son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.

BBE Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,

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JPS 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;

ASV 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;

DRA But Abner the son of Ner, general of Saul’s army, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and led him about through the camp?

YLT 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,

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

RV 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;

Wbstr But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

KJB-1769 ¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;[fn][fn]

2.8 Saul’s host: Heb. the host which was Saul’s

2.8 Ish-bosheth: or, Esh-baal

KJB-1611 ¶ But Abner the sonne of Ner, captaine of [fn]Sauls hoste, tooke Ishbosheth the sonne of Saul, and brought him ouer to Mahanaim.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:8 Heb. the hoste which was Sauls.

Bshps But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captayne of Sauls hoaste, toke Isboseth the sonne of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,
(But Abner the son of Ner that was captain of Sauls hoaste, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,)

Gnva But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captaine of Sauls hoste, tooke Ish-bosheth the sonne of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,
(But Abner the son of Ner that was captain of Sauls host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim, )

Cvdl But Abner the sonne of Ner, which was Sauls chefe captayne, toke Isboseth the sonne of Saul, and broughte him thorow the hoost,
(But Abner the son of Ner, which was Sauls chief captain, took Isboseth the son of Saul, and brought him through the hoost,)

Wycl Forsothe Abner, the sone of Ner, prince of the oost of Saul, took Isbosech, the sone of Saul, and ledde hym aboute bi the castels,
(Forsothe Abner, the son of Ner, prince of the oost of Saul, took Isbosech, the son of Saul, and led him about by the castles,)

Luth Abner aber, der Sohn Ners, der Sauls Feldhauptmann war, nahm Isboseth, Sauls Sohn, und führete ihn gen Mahanaim;
(Abner but, the/of_the son Ners, the/of_the Sauls Feldhauptmann was, took Isboseth, Sauls son, and führete him/it to/toward Mahanaim;)

ClVg Abner autem filius Ner, princeps exercitus Saul, tulit Isboseth filium Saul, et circumduxit eum per castra,[fn]
(Abner however son Ner, prince exercitus Saul, took Isboseth son Saul, and circumduxit him through castra, )

2.8 Isboseth. ID. Qui interpretatur filius confusionis, Abner auxiliante qui interpretatur patris lucerna regnavit super universum Isræl, et sola domus Juda sequebatur David, quia solis credentibus et vere confitentibus sequentibus Christum, in cæteris error confusionis regnavit, diabolo instigante qui transfigurat se in angelum lucis II Cor. 11.. Circumduxit. In Heb. dicitur: Traduxit eum in Mahanaiim quod interpretatur castra, traduxit scilicet ultra Jordanem, et in castris regem constituit.

2.8 Isboseth. ID. Who interpretatur filius confusionis, Abner auxiliante who interpretatur of_the_father lucerna reigned over universum Isræl, and sola home Yuda sequebatur David, because solis credentibus and vere confitentibus sequentibus Christum, in cæteris error confusionis reigned, diabolo instigante who transfigurat se in a_messenger/angel lucis II Cor. 11.. Circumduxit. In Heb. it_is_said: Traduxit him in Mahanaiim that interpretatur castra, traduxit scilicet ultra Yordan, and in castris regem constituit.

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