Strong H378אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת
Ish-bosheth
- Transliteration
- 'îysh-bôsheth
- Pronunciation
- eesh-bo'-sheth
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ishbosheth = "man of shame"
Detailed definition
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.8;
son of: Saul (H7586G);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H41H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H764), Mephibosheth (H4648H)
Also named: esh.ba.al (אֶשְׁבַּעַל "Eshbaal" H792)
son of: Saul (H7586G);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H41H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H764), Mephibosheth (H4648H)
Also named: esh.ba.al (אֶשְׁבַּעַל "Eshbaal" H792)
In the biblical story
Ish-bosheth
Son of Saul, king over Israel.
Ish-bosheth (also called Eshbaal), Saul's son, was made king over Israel by Abner but was ultimately assassinated, leading to David's rule over all Israel (2Sa.2-4, 1Ch.8.33).
In the Bible
Strong H378 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bosheth10
First verses
- 2 Samuel 2:8But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
- 2 Samuel 2:10Ish–bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
- 2 Samuel 2:12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
- 2 Samuel 2:15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
- 2 Samuel 3:8Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish–bosheth, and said, Am I a dog’s head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
- 2 Samuel 3:14And David sent messengers to Ish–bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 3:15And Ish–bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
- 2 Samuel 4:5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish–bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
- 2 Samuel 4:8And they brought the head of Ish–bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the Lord hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
- 2 Samuel 4:12And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.