English Standard Version
2 Samuel 2:11
11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
2 Samuel 2:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- New International Version (NIV)The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- New Living Translation (NLT)David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years.
Context of 2 Samuel 2:11
9and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel. 10Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. And they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
Read all of 2 Samuel 22 Samuel 2:11 word by word
וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה דָוִ֥ד מֶ֛לֶךְ בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- And the timeמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557
- that Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- was kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
- over the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- was sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- and sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 2:11
- 2 Samuel 5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- 1 Kings 2:11And the time that David reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 3:4six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 29:27The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2:11
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 The nation in general refused David. By this the Lord trained up his servant for future honour and usefulness; and the tendency of true godliness was shown in his behaviour while passing through various difficulties. David was herein a type of Christ, whom Israel would not submit to, though anointed of the Father to be a Prince and a Saviour to them. Abner meant, Let the young men fight before us, when he said, Let them play before us: fools…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Ish-bosheth ruled from Mahanaim for two years during David's seven-and-a-half-year reign from Hebron. This suggests that there was a gap of about five years when the northern tribes had no king.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-178-17. Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host took Ish-bosheth--Here was the establishment of a rival kingdom, which, however, would probably have had no existence but for Abner. Ish-bosheth--or "Esh-baal" (1Ch 8:33; 9:39). The Hebrews usually changed names ending with Baal into Bosheth ("shame") (compare Jud 9:53 with 2Sa 11:21). This prince was so called from his imbecility. Abner--was first cousin of Saul, commander of the forces, and held in high…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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