Teks -- 2 Samuel 2:10 (NET)

2:10 Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. However, the people of Judah followed David.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: 2Sa 2:10 - Two years

Namely, before the following war broke out, which continued five years.

JFB: 2Sa 2:9-10 - over Gilead

Used in a loose sense for the land beyond Jordan.

JFB: 2Sa 2:9-10 - Ashurites

The tribe of Asher in the extreme north.

JFB: 2Sa 2:9-10 - Jezreel

The extensive valley bordering on the central tribes.

JFB: 2Sa 2:9-10 - over all Israel . . . But Judah

David neither could nor would force matters. He was content to wait God's time and studiously avoided any collision with the rival king, till, at the lapse of two years, hostilities were threatened from that quarter.

Clarke: 2Sa 2:10 - Ish-bosheth - reigned two years

Ish-bosheth - reigned two years - It is well observed that Ish-bosheth reigned all the time that David reigned in Hebron, which was seven years and six months. Perhaps the meaning of the writer is this: Ish-bosheth reigned two years before any but the tribe of Judah had attached themselves to the interest of David. Some think that Abner in effect reigned the last five years of Ish-bosheth, who had only the name of king after the first two years. Or the text may be understood thus: When Ish-bosheth had reigned two years over Israel, he was forty years of age. Houbigant, dissatisfied with all the common modes of solution, proposes to read ששית שנה shishshith shanah , six years, for the שתים שנים shetayim shanim , two years, of the text, which he contends is a solecism; for in pure Hebrew the words would be שתים שנה as they are everywhere read in the first book; and שנה is the reading of eleven of Kennicott’ s MSS., and nine of De Rossi’ s; but the number two is acknowledged by all the ancient versions, and by all the MSS. yet collated. The critical reader may examine Houbigant on the place. After all, probably the expedition mentioned in the succeeding verses is that to which the writer refers, and from which he dates. Ish-bosheth had reigned two years without any rupture with David or his men, till under the direction of Abner, captain of his host, the Israelites passed over Jordan, from Mahanaim to Gibeon, and being opposed by Joab, captain of David’ s host, that battle took place which is described in the following verses.

TSK: 2Sa 2:10 - two years

two years : Houbigant proposes to read shesh shanah , ""six years""instead of shetayim shanim , ""two years,""of the text, which he contends is a solecism; for, in pure Hebrew, the words should be shetayim shanah ; and this is the reading of twenty manuscripts; but two is acknowledged by all the versions and manuscripts yet collated. 2Sa 2:10

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 2Sa 2:10 - Reigned two years

Reigned two years to wit, before the following war broke forth; compare 1Sa 13:1 ; for that he reigned longer, may appear both from the following verse and from 2Sa 3:1 , and from the following history; though some think he reigned only two years, and that the rest of David’ s seven years the Israelites by Abner’ s instigation stuck to the house of Saul, but were in suspense whether they should confer the crown upon Mephibosheth the right heir, but a child; or upon Ish-bosheth, a grown man, whom with some difficulty, and after long debates amongst themselves, they preferred.

Haydock: 2Sa 2:10 - He reigned two years

He reigned two years, viz., before he began visibly to decline: but in all he reigned seven years and six months: for so long David reigned in Hebron. (Challoner) (Worthington) ---

The Jews admit of an interregnum in Israel of above five years, which is by no means probable. Two years elapsed before the two houses came to an open war; (Salien) soon after which, the power of Isboseth was greatly weakened by the defeat, and afterwards by the defection, of Abner. (Haydock) ---

Hence the sacred historian refers to the commencement of hostilities, and not to the end of Isboseth's dominion. (Estius; Tirinus; Calmet)

Gill: 2Sa 2:10 - Ishbosheth, 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

Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel,.... Being born the same year his father began to reign. See Gill on 1Sa 31:6,

and reigned two years; which some understand of these, and no more; and whereas David reigned seven years and a half over Judah, before he reigned over all Israel, it is thought by the Jewish chronologer ^c that there was a vacancy in the throne of Israel for the space of five years, and so says Kimchi; which vacancy was either before the reign of Ishbosheth, it being a matter in dispute whether he or Mephibosheth should be set up, or after his death; the tribes of Israel being so long before they acknowledged David their king; or Ishbosheth's reign of two years must be in the middle of David's reign over Judah; but there is no need to suppose either of these, for the text says not that Ishbosheth reigned only two years; but the meaning is, as Ben Gersom observes, that he had reigned two years when the following things happened, and a war began, and not by him but by Abner, and carried on by him; and he being an inactive prince, the rest of his reign was reckoned as no reign, whereas he lived and reigned the same length of time David did over Judah; see 2Sa 3:1,

but the house of Judah followed David; kept close to him as their king, yielding a cheerful obedience to him.