2 Samuel 2:11

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.
• 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 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, over the Ashurites, over Jezreel, over Ephraim, over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. Only 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. 12Now Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth 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 by the pool of Gibeon. So they sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool.

2 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 2:11The period that David reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
• 1 Chronicles 3:4These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
• 1 Chronicles 29:27And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 2:11

• Abner
• David
• Hebron
• Israel
• Judah
• Mahanaim

In the dictionaries

• David
• Hebron
• Judah
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Cord
• Follow
• Ishbosheth
• Requite

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