2 Samuel 2:11

11 And the time^[a] 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 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

10 Ishbosheth 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.

11 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 Ishbosheth 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. time: Heb. number of days