2 Samuel 2:11
What does 2 Samuel 2:11 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 2:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the time when David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah was seven years and six months.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the number of the days that David hath been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the number of the days that David abode, reigning in Hebron over the house of Juda, was seven years and six months.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 29:27
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and threeyearsreigned he in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 3:4
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;
- 2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- 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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