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2 Samuel 2:8

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

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

2 Samuel 2:8 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 14:50 (5 votes) and Genesis 32:2 (4 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 32 to Psalm 108.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 2:8 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 Samuel 14:505 votes

    His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

  2. Genesis 32:24 votes

    When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.

  3. 1 Samuel 17:552 votes

    As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”

  4. 1 Samuel 26:142 votes

    And David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner replied.

  5. 2 Samuel 3:7–82 votes

    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?” 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!

  6. 2 Samuel 4:5–62 votes

    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. 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.

  7. 2 Samuel 17:26–272 votes

    So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.

  8. 1 Chronicles 8:332 votes

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

  9. 1 Chronicles 9:392 votes

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 2:8?

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