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2 Samuel 2:11

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
מִסְפַּ֣רmis.Par[the] number ofH4557 →
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117 →
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834 →
הָיָ֨הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
דָוִ֥דda.VidDavidH1732 →
מֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhkingH4428 →
בְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.Ronin HebronH2275 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'sevenH7651 →
שָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimyearsH8141 →
וְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.Shahand sixH8337 →
חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimmonthsH2320 →

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2 Samuel 5:5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.1 Kings 2:11The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 5:4–5David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.1 Chronicles 3:4These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,1 Chronicles 29:27The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.2 Samuel 15:10Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”2 Samuel 2:1Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.2 Samuel 2:4Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”2 Chronicles 11:10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.Genesis 23:2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.Genesis 35:27Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.Joshua 10:3Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,Numbers 13:22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

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Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Combat between Soldiers of Ish-bosheth and David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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