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however, abner was slain by his rival, joab. the politically and militarily weakened ish-bosheth was soon assassinated by two of his own captains. he left no known heirs, and the apparent heir to the throne, ish-bosheth's newphew mephi-bosheth, was eventually placed under life-long house arrest in jerusalem
consolidated support in the north, saul's former captain and estranged son-in-law, david , had established a following among the tribe of judah . formerly allied with the philistines , david ended this alliance and now sought the kingship of israel, setting up his capital in hebron , southwest of jerusalem...
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