a.shu.ri identifies a group included among the peoples and regions placed under a king in 2 Samuel 2:9.

The term is attested as a masculine singular gentilic in a list of peoples and places over whom a king is made ruler in 2 Samuel 2:9.

1. A group under royal rule · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 2:9, the masculine singular gentilic occurs after “over” within the list of those placed under a king; the APB renders the clause “He made him king over Gilead, over the Ashurite, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel.”

   2 Samuel 2:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Samuel 2:9, the APB presents the term as “the Ashurite” in a sequence governed by “over.” The verse is read as a whole, but its clause confirms the term's placement among those under the king's rule.