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and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
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A Kingdom Built Piece by Piece
Commentators explain that this verse describes a gradual process. Abner didn't instantly control all of Israel; he had to reclaim territory piece by piece, likely from the Philistines. He started in Gilead (east of the Jordan) and progressively expanded west, uniting the northern tribes under Ish-bosheth.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Ashurites - If this term refers to the tribe of Asher, then the verse indicates the order in which Abner recovered the different distric…
19th Century
Anglican
The Ashurites, and over Jezreel. —This verse apparently expresses the gradual extension of Ishbosheth’s dominion as the country be…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he made him king over Gilead Which lay beyond Jordan, and included the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tr…
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