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2 Samuel 2:8-11

8Meanwhile, Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Saul’sלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586armyצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,tookלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ish-boshethH378,moved himוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674to Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266,

9and made him kingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427overאֶל־'el-H413Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔ד וְאֶל־ha.gil.'Ad ve.'el-H1568 H413,Asherהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖י וְאֶֽל־ha.'a.shu.Ri ve.'el-H805 H413,Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157וְעַל־ve.'al-H5921,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְעַל־'ef.Ra.yim ve.'al-H669 H5921,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144—overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכֻּלֹּֽה׃ פku.LohH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Ish-boshethH378was fortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705years oldשָׁנָ֜ה בֶּן־sha.Nah ben-H1121 H8141when he began to reignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427for twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.The houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,howeverאַ֚ךְ'akhH389,followedהָי֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יha.Yu 'a.cha.ReiH1961 H310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11And the lengthמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thatוַֽיְהִי֙ אֲשֶׁר֩vay.Hi 'a.SherH834 H1961Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

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