2 Samuel 2:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה דָוִ֥ד מֶ֛לֶךְ בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃

Transliteration

wə-yəhî mispar ha-yāmîm ʾăšer hāyâ Dāwid meleḵ in Ḥeḇrôn over bêt Yəhûdâ šeḇaʿ šānîm and šiššâ ḥŏdāšîm.

Grammar Details

*wə-yəhî*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and it was
*mispar*: construct state noun - number of
*ha-yāmîm*: definite article + plural noun - the days
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*hāyâ*: qal perfect 3ms - he was
*Dāwid*: proper noun - David
*meleḵ*: noun ms - king
*Ḥeḇrôn*: proper noun - Hebron
*bêt*: construct state noun - house of
*Yəhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*šeḇaʿ*: number - seven
*šānîm*: plural noun - years
*šiššâ*: number - six
*ḥŏdāšîm*: plural noun - months

Word Meanings

*wə-yəhî*: and it was/and it happened
*mispar*: number/count
*ha-yāmîm*: the days/the time period
*hāyâ*: was/existed/served as
*meleḵ*: king/ruler
*bêt*: house of/people of

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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

1 Kgs 2:11 : 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.
1 Chr 3:4 : 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;
1 Chr 29:27 : 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.
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.

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