“Avner the son of Ner, commander of Sha’ul’s army, had taken Ish-Boshet the son of Sha’ul, brought him over to Machanayim, and made him king over Gil‘ad, the Ashuri, Yizre‘el, Efrayim, Binyamin and all Isra’el.”-2 Samuel 2:8-9 Verses 8 and 9 tell us that Avner decided to move Ishbosheth from the northern part of Canaan […]
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2S2-12: We Are Saved By Faith, NOT By Pronunciation
Yesterday, I discussed how Saul’s last remaining son’s name was changed from Eshba’al (Fire of the Lord) to Ishboshesh (Man of Shame). Now, here’s what’s interesting. Scribes and editors did the same thing with God’s formal name! They replaced YHWH with words they thought were more acceptable if they found it offensive. While the tetragrammaton […]