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New Living Translation

2 Samuel 2:11

David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abner;   David;   Hebron;   Israel;   Judah;   Mahanaim;   Scofield Reference Index - Kingdom;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ishbosheth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jews, Judaism;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ishbosheth;   Judah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Time, Meaning of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hebron ;   Ishbosheth ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Joab;   Mount hebron;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hebron;   Ish-bosheth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abner;   Hebron;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Hebrew Names Version
The time that David was king in Hevron over the house of Yehudah was seven years and six months.
King James Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Lexham English Bible
The number of days that David was king over Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
English Standard Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
New Century Version
David was king in Hebron for seven years and six months.
New English Translation
David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.
Amplified Bible
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
New American Standard Bible
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(And the time which Dauid reigned in Hebron ouer the house of Iudah, was seuen yeere & sixe moneths)
Legacy Standard Bible
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Contemporary English Version
and he ruled from Hebron for seven and a half years.
Complete Jewish Bible
David was king in Hevron over the house of Y'hudah for seven years and six months.
Darby Translation
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Easy-to-Read Version
David ruled over the tribe of Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months.
George Lamsa Translation
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Good News Translation
and he ruled in Hebron over Judah for seven and a half years.
Literal Translation
And it happened, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The tyme yt Dauid was kynge at Hebron ouer the house of Iuda, was seuen yeare and sixe monethes longe.
American Standard Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Bible in Basic English
And the time when David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah was seven years and six months.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(And the time whiche Dauid raigned in Hebron ouer the house of Iuda, was seuen yeres and sixe monethes.)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
King James Version (1611)
(And the time that Dauid was King in Hebron ouer the house of Iudah, was seuen yeeres, and sixe moneths)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the days which David reigned in Chebron over the house of Juda were seven years and six months.
English Revised Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Berean Standard Bible
And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the noumbre of daies, bi whiche Dauid dwellide regnynge in Ebron on the hows of Juda, was of seuene yeer and sixe monethis.
Young's Literal Translation
And the number of the days that David hath been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.
Update Bible Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the time that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
World English Bible
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
New King James Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
New Life Bible
David was king in Hebron over the family of Judah for seven years and six months.
New Revised Standard
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, that, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the number of the days that David abode, reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, was seven years and six months.
Revised Standard Version
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

Contextual Overview

8 But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul's son Ishbosheth. 9 There he proclaimed Ishbosheth king over Gilead, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, the land of the Ashurites, and all the rest of Israel. 10 Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he became king, and he ruled from Mahanaim for two years. Meanwhile, the people of Judah remained loyal to David. 11 David made Hebron his capital, and he ruled as king of Judah for seven and a half years. 12 One day Abner led Ishbosheth's troops from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 About the same time, Joab son of Zeruiah led David's troops out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. The two groups sat down there, facing each other from opposite sides of the pool. 14 Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us." "All right," Joab agreed. 15 So twelve men were chosen to fight from each side—twelve men of Benjamin representing Ishbosheth son of Saul, and twelve representing David. 16 Each one grabbed his opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other's side so that all of them died. So this place at Gibeon has been known ever since as the Field of Swords. 17 A fierce battle followed that day, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the forces of David.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

time: Heb. number of days, 2 Samuel 5:4, 2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Kings 2:11, 1 Chronicles 3:4, 1 Chronicles 29:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:2 - Kirjatharba Genesis 35:27 - Mamre Numbers 13:22 - Hebron Joshua 10:3 - Hebron 2 Samuel 2:1 - Hebron 2 Samuel 2:4 - the men of Judah 2 Samuel 15:10 - Hebron 2 Chronicles 11:10 - Hebron

Cross-References

Genesis 10:7
The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:29
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
Genesis 25:18
Ishmael's descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.
1 Samuel 15:7
Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah,.... And over them only,

was seven years and six months; to which being added thirty three years he reigned over all Israel in Jerusalem, made forty years and six months; and which, for the roundness of the number, is usually called forty years. See 2 Samuel 5:4.


 
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