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2 Samuel 2:11

DavidJudahHebron

9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

10 Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But 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.

12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

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BSB
And the length of 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.
WEB
The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
ASV
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
DARBY
And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
BLB
And the number of the days that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
ÅB
Og hele den tid David var konge i Hebron over Judas hus, var syv år og seks måneder.
OTB
David regjerte i Hebron over Judas hus i syv år og seks måneder.
B1930
Og hele den tid David var konge i Hebron over Judas hus, var syv år og seks måneder.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 2:11

    And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:4–5

    David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

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  • 1 Chronicles 3:4

    These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:27

    And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

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