SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:10
De cuarenta años era Is-boset hijo de Saúl, cuando comenzó a reinar sobre Israel; y reinó dos años. Sólo la casa de Judá seguía a David.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:10
Verse 10. 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 hn ty shishshith shanah, six years, for the µyn µyt shetayim shanim, two years, of the text, which he contends is a solecism; for in pure Hebrew the words would be µyt hn as they are everywhere read in the first book; and hn is the reading of eleven of Kennicott's MSS., and nine of Deuteronomy 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.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, [was] forty years old when he began to reign over Israel , etc.] Being born the same year his father began to reign. (See Gill on “ 1 Samuel 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 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 2 Samuel 3:1); but the house of Judah followed David ; kept close to him as their king, yielding a cheerful obedience to him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-17 - The nation in general refused David. By this the Lord trained up his servant for future honour and usefulness; and the tendency of tru godliness was shown in his behaviour while passing through variou difficulties. David was herein a type of Christ, whom Israel would no submit to, though anointed of the Father to be a Prince and a Saviou to them. Abner meant, Let the young men fight before us, when he said Let them play before us: fools thus make a mock at sin. But he is unworthy the name of a man, that can thus trifle with human blood.
Original Hebrew
בן 1121 ארבעים 705 שׁנה 8141 אישׁ בשׁת 378 בן 1121 שׁאול 7586 במלכו 4427 על 5921 ישׂראל 3478 ושׁתים 8147 שׁנים 8141 מלך 4427 אך 389 בית 1004 יהודה 3063 היו 1961 אחרי 310 דוד׃ 1732
