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2 Samuel 2:11
11The length of time David was king in Hebron over 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of 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
9He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel. 10Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months. 12Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon. 13Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.
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 became king, and he reigned forty years.
- 1 Kings 2:11He had reigned forty years over Israel—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 3:4These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
- 1 Chronicles 29:27He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron and thirty-three 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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