2 Samuel 2:11

11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.

2 Samuel 2:11 in Other Translations

11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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

11 David ruled the people of Judah from Hebron for seven and a half years.

11 The length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

2 Samuel 2:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 2:11

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 ) ( 1 Kings 2:11 ) .

2 Samuel 2:11 In-Context

9 He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.

10 Ish-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.

11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.

12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.

13 Joab 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.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Samuel 5:5