2 Samuel 2:9 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and causeth him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurite, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel -- all of it.
English ASV
and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
English Amplified
And he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
He made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin — over all Israel.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
and made him king over Gilead, and over the Asshurites, and over Jizreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
English EASY 2024
Abner gave Ish-Bosheth authority to rule as king over Gilead, Asher and Jezreel, as well as the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. So Ish-Bosheth became king of all Israel.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
and made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
There Abner made Ishbosheth king of the territories of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, and indeed over all Israel.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Abner made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, that is, all Israel.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
He made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin-- over all Israel.
English KJV 1611
And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
English LSB
And he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He installed him as king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, over Israel in its entirety.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, even over all Israel.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
where he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and the rest of Israel.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
He appointed him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
There he made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel. He also made him king over Ephraim, Benjamin and other areas of Israel.
English NIV
He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.
English NKJ 1982
and he made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
English NLT
There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
He made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and over all Israel.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
His territory included Gilead, Ashuri, Jezreel, Ephraim, the tribe of Benjamin, and all the rest of Israel.
English Tyndale 1537
and made him king over Gilead and over the Assurites, and over Jezrahel: and over Ephraim and Benjamin and over all Israel.