Ish-bosheth

Son of Saul, king over Israel.

A written article for Ish-bosheth is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ish-bosheth appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1200 BC
    1000 BC
  • Ish-bosheth
    1053 BC to 1001 BC

Original word

  • אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת ish-bosheth
    H378
Relationships
Father: Saul Mother: Ahinoam Brother: Abinadab Brother: Armoni Brother: Jonathan Brother: Malchi-shua Brother: Mephibosheth Sister: Merab Sister: Michal
Citations
“Ish-bosheth.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Ish-bosheth appears in Scripture

2 Samuel 2

וְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר שַׂר-צָבָא אֲשֶׁר לְשָׁאוּל לָקַח אֶת-אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵהוּ מַֽחֲנָֽיִם׃
8
But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
בֶּן-אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל בְּמָלְכוֹ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנִים מָלָךְ אַךְ בֵּית יְהוּדָה הָיוּ אַֽחֲרֵי דָוִֽד׃
10
Ish-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.
וַיֵּצֵא אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר וְעַבְדֵי אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל מִֽמַּחֲנַיִם גִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃
12
And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
וַיָּקֻמוּ וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ בְמִסְפָּר שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לְבִנְיָמִן וּלְאִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל וּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מֵֽעַבְדֵי דָוִֽד׃
15
Then 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

וַיִּחַר לְאַבְנֵר מְאֹד עַל-דִּבְרֵי אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת וַיֹּאמֶר הֲרֹאשׁ כֶּלֶב אָנֹכִי אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה הַיּוֹם אֶֽעֱשֶׂה-חֶסֶד עִם-בֵּית׀ שָׁאוּל אָבִיךָ אֶל-אֶחָיו וְאֶל-מֵרֵעֵהוּ וְלֹא הִמְצִיתִךָ בְּיַד-דָּוִד וַתִּפְקֹד עָלַי עֲוֹן הָֽאִשָּׁה הַיּֽוֹם׃
8
Then 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?
וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד מַלְאָכִים אֶל-אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל לֵאמֹר תְּנָה אֶת-אִשְׁתִּי אֶת-מִיכַל אֲשֶׁר אֵרַשְׂתִּי לִי בְּמֵאָה עָרְלוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
14
And 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.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת וַיִּקָּחֶהָ מֵעִֽם אִישׁ מֵעִם פַּלְטִיאֵל בֶּן-‫(לוש)‬ לָֽיִשׁ׃
15
And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

2 Samuel 4

וַיֵּלְכוּ בְּנֵֽי-רִמּוֹן הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי רֵכָב וּבַֽעֲנָה וַיָּבֹאוּ כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם אֶל-בֵּית אִישׁ בֹּשֶׁת וְהוּא שֹׁכֵב אֵת מִשְׁכַּב הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃
5
And 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.
וַיָּבִאוּ אֶת-רֹאשׁ אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת אֶל-דָּוִד חֶבְרוֹן וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּֽה-רֹאשׁ אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת בֶּן-שָׁאוּל אֹֽיִבְךָ אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּשׁ אֶת-נַפְשֶׁךָ וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה לַֽאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ נְקָמוֹת הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה מִשָּׁאוּל וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃
8
And 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.
וַיְצַו דָּוִד אֶת-הַנְּעָרִים וַיַּֽהַרְגוּם וַֽיְקַצְּצוּ אֶת-יְדֵיהֶם וְאֶת-רַגְלֵיהֶם וַיִּתְלוּ עַל-הַבְּרֵכָה בְּחֶבְרוֹן וְאֵת רֹאשׁ אִֽישׁ-בֹּשֶׁת לָקָחוּ וַיִּקְבְּרוּ בְקֶֽבֶר-אַבְנֵר בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃
12
And 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.