KJV King James Version
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
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2 Samuel 5:5
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
WEB World English Bible
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
ASV American Standard Version
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
in Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years, over all Israel and Judah.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 5
2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.
8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, [that are] hated of David’s soul, [he shall be chief and captain]. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
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בְּחֶבְרוֹן֙H2275 · chev.ronHebronמָלַ֣ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַל־H5921 · aluponיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahשֶׁ֥בַעH7651 · she.vasevenשָׁנִ֖יםH8141 · sha.nehyearוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הH8337 · sheshsixחֳדָשִׁ֑יםH2320 · cho.deshmonthוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemמָלַ֗ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙H7969 · sha.loshthreeשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearעַ֥לH5921 · aluponכָּל־H3605 · kolallיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוִיהוּדָֽה׃H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah
Cross-references
2 Samuel 2:11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.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.1 Kings 2:11And 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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