2Sa 2:9 | TNotes | STEP | 2:9 Gilead was the easternmost district of the northern kingdom, Jezreel the northernmost, and Benjamin the southernmost, with Ephraim in the middle. It is unclear which area was the land of the Ashurites . All the rest of Israel refers to the tribes that Ishbosheth ruled over rather than to the geographical area of his kingdom.

‏ 2 Samuel 2:9

2:9 ^a Gilead was the easternmost district of the northern kingdom, Jezreel the northernmost, and Benjamin the southernmost, with Ephraim in the middle. It is unclear which area was the land of the Ashurites. All the rest of Israel refers to the tribes that Ishbosheth ruled over rather than to the geographical area of his kingdom.