1 Kings 2:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָלַ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה בְּחֶבְר֤וֹן מָלַךְ֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וּבִירוּשָׁלַ֣͏ִם מָלַ֔ךְ שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשָׁלֹ֖שׁ שָׁנִֽים

Transliteration

And hayyāmîm which mālak dāwid over ʿal-yiśrāʾēl ʾarbāʿîm šānâ in bəḥebrôn mālak šebaʿ šānîm and in ûbîrûšālaim mālak šəlōšîm and šālōš šānîm

Grammar Details

*hayyāmîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the days
*mālak*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*dāwid*: proper noun - David
*ʿal-yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun with prefixed preposition al - over Israel
*ʾarbāʿîm*: cardinal number - forty
*šānâ*: feminine singular noun - year
*bəḥebrôn*: proper noun with prefixed preposition bet - in Hebron
*šebaʿ*: cardinal number - seven
*šānîm*: feminine plural noun - years
*ûbîrûšālaim*: proper noun with prefixed preposition bet and waw conjunctive - and in Jerusalem
*šəlōšîm*: cardinal number - thirty
*šālōš*: cardinal number - three

Word Meanings

*hayyāmîm*: the days/the period/the time
*mālak*: reigned/ruled/was king

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 5:4-5 : 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.
1 Chr 29:26-27 : 26 Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 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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