KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
WEB World English Bible
The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the days that David hath reigned over Israel are forty years, in Hebron he hath reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 2
8 And, behold, [thou hast] with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
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.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
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וְהַיָּמִ֗יםH3117 · yomdayאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichמָלַ֤ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאַרְבָּעִ֖יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyשָׁנָ֑הH8141 · sha.nehyearבְּחֶבְר֤וֹןH2275 · chev.ronHebronמָלַךְ֙H4427 · ma.lakhto reignשֶׁ֣בַעH7651 · she.vasevenשָׁנִ֔יםH8141 · sha.nehyearוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemמָלַ֔ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוְשָׁלֹ֖שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeשָׁנִֽים׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
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