2 Samuel 2 · Verse 12

2 Samuel 2:12

And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 2:12, King James Version

2 Samuel 2:12 in other translations

BSBOne day Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul marched out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
WEBAbner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
ASVAnd Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
YLTAnd Abner son of Ner goeth out, and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
DARBYAnd Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
BBEAnd Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
WebsterAnd Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

What does 2 Samuel 2:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:8-17

8-17. Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host took Ish-bosheth--Here was the establishment of a rival kingdom, which, however, would probably have had no existence but for Abner. Ish-bosheth--or "Esh-baal" (1Ch 8:33; 9:39). The Hebrews usually changed names ending with Baal into Bosheth ("shame") (compare Jud 9:53 with 2Sa 11:21). This prince was so called from his imbecility. Abner--was first cousin of Saul…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:8-17

The nation in general refused David. By this the Lord trained up his servant for future honour and usefulness; and the tendency of true godliness was shown in his behaviour while passing through various difficulties. David was herein a type of Christ, whom Israel would not submit to, though anointed of the Father to be a Prince and a Saviour to them. Abner meant, Let the young men fight before us, when he said, Let…

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2 Samuel 2:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
אַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerAbnerH74
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נֵ֔רNerNerH5369
וְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.Deiand [the] servants ofH5650
אִֽישׁ\־'ish-Ish-H378
בֹּ֣שֶׁתBo.shetboshethH378
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
מִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimfrom MahanaimH4266
גִּבְעֽוֹנָה\׃giv.'o.nahGibeon towardsH1391

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 2:12

  • Joshua 10:4

    Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

  • Joshua 18:25

    Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

  • Joshua 10:2

    That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

  • Joshua 9:3

    And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

  • Joshua 10:12

    Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

  • Genesis 32:2

    And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

  • 2 Samuel 17:14

    And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2951. B.C. 1053. An. Ex. Is. 438. Mahanaim.
17:14; Ge 32:2
Gibeon.
Jos 9:3; 10:2,4,12; 18:25

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 2:11

    And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

  • 2 Samuel 2:12

    And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  • 2 Samuel 2:13

    And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

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2 Samuel 2:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Abner hijo de Ner salió de Mahanaim á Gabaón con los siervos de Is-boseth hijo de Saúl.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Abner, fils de Ner, et les serviteurs d’Ish-Bosheth, fils de Saül, sortirent de Mahanaïm vers Gabaon;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Abner, der Sohn Ners, und die Knechte Isboseths, des Sohnes Sauls, zogen aus von Machanaim nach Gibeon;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Egressusque est Abner filius Ner, et pueri Isboseth filii Saul, de castris in Gabaon.