2 Samuel 2:8

Ish-bosheth] His name was really Eshbaal (1 Chronicles 8:33) i.e. 'man of Baal.' The name Baal means 'lord,' and so could be used for Jehovah (Hosea 2:16), but afterwards it was confused with the Canaanite Baal and altered to Bosheth, i.e. 'Shame': cp. Mephibosheth. Ish-bosheth was the fourth son of Saul, and now that his three elder brothers were slain (1 Samuel 31:6), he became the heir to the throne: see on 2 Samuel 5:20. Mahanaim] was David's capital during his flight from Absalom (2 Samuel 17:24).