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2 Samuel 2:8-11 summarizes a time when, even though God had appointed David as Saul’s successor, the majority of Israel instead chose to crown Ishbosheth to rule the nation. Ishbosheth was Saul’s son, and by earthly standards would have taken the throne after the death of his father and other heirs in battle. This is a situation in which most of the Israelites chose to operate by earthly standards rather than seek the counsel of God. Even when Saul was initially crowned, God