At this time only one tribe, his own tribe of Judah, accepted David as king, and he reigned over them for seven and a half years before he reigned over all Israel.v.112 Samuel 2:11XWaiting for response The other eleven tribes appointed Saul’s son Ish-bosheth to be their king,vs.8-92 Samuel 2:8-9XWaiting for response under the influence of Abner, the captain of Saul’s army,v.82 Samuel 2:8XWaiting for response a mighty man who had the real power over the eleven tribes. He was pursued by David’s nephews,v.182 Samuel 2:18XWaiting for response the sons of Zeruiah David’s sister, and he reluctantly killed one of them, Asahel.vs.22-232 Samuel 2:22-23XWaiting for response This had significant consequences later for when Abner entered into negotiations with David to transfer the eleven tribes into David’s hand 2 Samuel 3:212 Samuel 3:21XWaiting for response Joab, Asahel’s brother, killed Abner in exactly the same way that he had killed Asahel. 2 Samuel 3:272 Samuel 3:27XWaiting for response Again this caused David to lament, not about the failure to gain the eleven tribes, but that “a great man had fallen in Israel”.2 Samuel 3:382 Samuel 3:38XWaiting for response Joab was to cause David much further distress but in the end Joab received his just reward.2 Samuel 3:392 Samuel 3:39XWaiting for response
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2 Samuel 2:1-7XWaiting for responseDirected by God,v.12 Samuel 2:1XWaiting for response David went to Hebron, a chief city of the tribe of Judah, where the people of Judah anointed him their king,v.42 Samuel 2:4XWaiting for response David, however, was still thinking of Saul and Jonathan and when he heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had come from the other side of the river Jordan to give king Saul a proper burial he sent them a message of gratitude. In fact these men themselves had done this deed in gratitude to Saul, for he had saved them from mutilation by the Amorites when he first became king.1 Samuel 11