Eshbaal - Eshibaal

Japanese: エシバアル - えしばある

…Saul was successful in defending the kingdom in the early part of his reign, but he soon came into conflict with the religious leader Samuel and weakened himself by expelling the skilled military commander David. When Saul was defeated and killed in battle by the Philistines, Abner, the chief of his army, fled to the eastern Jordan and supported Saul's son Eshbaal as king of Israel to oppose him. Soon after Abner and Eshbaal were assassinated in succession, the elders of the tribes of Israel made a covenant with David, offering him the kingship of Israel. …

From David

…After hearing that Saul had been defeated and killed by the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, David went to Hebron, the capital of the southern tribes, and established the kingdom of Judah. Saul's army chief Abner fled to the eastern Jordan and supported Saul's son Eshbaal as king of Israel, but both were eventually assassinated, and the kingship of Israel was offered to David. Thus, around 997 B.C., David became king of the combined kingdom of Israel and Judah, captured Jebusite Jerusalem, and emigrated from Hebron. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Eshibaal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サウルは，治世初期に王国の防衛に成功したが，やがて宗教的指導者サムエルと衝突し，すぐれた武将ダビデを追放してみずからを弱めた。サウルがフィリスティア人と戦って敗死すると，軍の長アブネルAbnerは東ヨルダンに逃れ，サウルの子エシバアルEshbaalをイスラエル王に擁立して対抗した。まもなくアブネルとエシバアルが相次いで暗殺されると，イスラエル諸部族の長老はダビデと契約を結び，彼にイスラエルの王位を提供した。…

【ダビデ】より

…サウルがギルボア山でペリシテ人と戦って敗死したことを聞くと，ダビデは南方諸部族の中心都市ヘブロンに行って，ユダ王国を建てた。サウルの軍の長アブネルAbnerは，東ヨルダンに逃げてサウルの子エシバアルEshbaalをイスラエル王として擁立したが，結局，2人とも暗殺されたため，ダビデにイスラエル王位が提供された。　こうして，前997年ころイスラエル･ユダ複合王国の王になったダビデは，エブス人のエルサレムを占領して，ヘブロンから移住した。…

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