2 Samuel 2:11

11 David was king in Hebron for 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 and made him king of Gilead, Ashuri, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

10 Saul's son Ish-Bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he ruled two years. But the people of Judah followed David.

11 David was king in Hebron for seven years and six months.

12 Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.

13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David's men also went there and met Abner and Ish-Bosheth's men at the pool of Gibeon. Abner's group sat on one side of the pool; Joab's group sat on the other.