Ish-bosheth
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Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ish-bosheth canonical | 11 |
| Ishbaal | 1 |
| Jerubbesheth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ish-bosheth Context triple: [2 Samuel, mainCharacter, Ish-bosheth]
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A.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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B.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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C.
Hoshea
Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.
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D.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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E.
King of Judah
The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ish-bosheth Target entity description: Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
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A.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam was a king of ancient Judah, best known for his harsh policies that led to the division of the united monarchy of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms.
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B.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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C.
Hoshea
Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.
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D.
Shfar'am
Shfar'am is an ancient, predominantly Arab city in northern Israel known for its historically mixed Muslim, Christian, and Druze population.
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E.
King of Judah
The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
king of Israel ⓘ |
| ageAtBeginningOfReign | 40 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Esh-baal
ⓘ
Ish-bosheth ⓘ
surface form:
Ishbaal
|
| appointedBy | Abner son of Ner ⓘ |
| buriedBy | David ⓘ |
| conflict | War between the house of Saul and the house of David ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Abner son of Ner ⓘ |
| deathDescribedIn | 2 Samuel 4 ⓘ |
| era | biblical period ⓘ |
| father | Saul ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ish-bosheth self-link ⓘ |
| house | House of Saul ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Baanah son of Rimmon
ⓘ
Rechab son of Rimmon ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| lengthOfReign | 2 years ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Chronicles
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
|
| mother | Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | man of shame (traditional interpretation) ⓘ |
| opposed | David ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Hebron ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king over Israel
ⓘ
king over the northern tribes of Israel ⓘ |
| predecessor | Saul ⓘ |
| reignedOver |
Ashuri
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Ephraim ⓘ Gilead ⓘ Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Israel (excluding Judah)
Jezreel Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Jezreel
|
| relative |
Abinadab
ⓘ
surface form:
Abinadab son of Saul
Saul ⓘ
surface form:
Jonathan son of Saul
Malchi-shua son of Saul ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| residence | Mahanaim ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
1 Chronicles 8:33
ⓘ
1 Chronicles 9:39 ⓘ 2 Samuel 2:8–10 ⓘ 2 Samuel 3 ⓘ 2 Samuel 4 ⓘ |
| successor | David ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ish-bosheth Description of subject: Ish-bosheth is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled part of Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jerubbesheth
this entity surface form:
Ishbaal