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ASHURITES.—One of the tribes over whom Ishbosheth ruled (2Sa_2:9). The name is clearly corrupt, for neither the Assyrians (Asshur) nor the Arabian tribe Asshurim (Gen_25:3) can be intended. The Pesh. and Vulg. [Note: Vulgate.] read ‘the Geshurites,’ whose territory bordered on that of Gilead (Jos_12:5; Jos_13:11), and who might therefore be suitably included here. It has been urged, however, against this view, that Geshur was an independent kingdom at this time (cf. 2Sa_3:3; 2Sa_13:37), so that Ishbosheth could not have exercised control over it. We should probably read hâ-Ashçri ‘the Asherites,’ i.e. the tribe of Asher (cf. Jdg_1:32).