2 Samuel 2:11

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

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  • 1 Kgs 2:11 : 11 David reigned over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chr 3:4 : 4 Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. Then he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
  • 1 Chr 29:27 : 27 He ruled over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
  • 2 Sam 5:4-5 : 4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years. 5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.

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  • 2 Sam 5:2-6
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    85%

    2"In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

    4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.

    5In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.

    6The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, "You will not come in here; even the blind and the lame can stop you." They thought, "David cannot get in here."

  • 1 Kgs 2:11
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    11David reigned over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 2:7-10
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    7'So now, be strong and valiant, for your lord Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.'

    8Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Ish-bosheth son of Saul and brought him to Mahanaim.

    9There he made him king over Gilead, the Ashurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.

    10Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the house of Judah was loyal to David.

  • 1 Chr 29:26-27
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    26David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

    27He ruled over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 3:4
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    4Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. Then he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

  • 1 Sam 27:7
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    7David lived in Philistine territory for a year and four months.

  • 1 Sam 13:1
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    1Saul was [about] a year into his reign when he became king, and he ruled over Israel for two years.

  • 2 Sam 2:12
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    12Abner son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

  • 2 Sam 3:6
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    6During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was gaining strength in Saul's house.

  • 1 Chr 11:1-3
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    1Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

    2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in and out. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

  • 2 Sam 2:3-4
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    3David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.

    4Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. They also informed David, 'It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.'

  • 2 Sam 3:1
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    1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

  • 2 Kgs 11:3
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    3For six years, he stayed with her, hiding in the temple of the LORD, while Athaliah ruled over the land.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
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    7David then took up residence in the stronghold, and it was called the city of David.

  • 1 Kgs 11:42
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    42Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

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    12Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.

  • 2 Chr 11:17
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    17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, walking in the ways of David and Solomon during those three years.

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    1After this, David inquired of the LORD, saying, 'Should I go up to one of the cities of Judah?' The LORD answered him, 'Go up.' David then asked, 'Where should I go?' And He said, 'To Hebron.'

  • 2 Chr 22:12
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    12Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled over the land.

  • 1 Sam 7:2
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    2From the day the Ark came to rest in Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed—twenty years in all. During that time, the entire house of Israel lamented and sought after the LORD.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
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    15So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

  • 2 Kgs 8:17
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    17Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
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    10I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

  • 2 Sam 15:7
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    7At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.'

  • Acts 13:21
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    21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.

  • 2 Chr 27:8
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    8He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 5:12-13
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    12Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

    13After coming from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

  • 1 Kgs 11:16
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    16Joab and all Israel remained there for six months until every male in Edom had been destroyed.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
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    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

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    2So David arose and went over with his six hundred men to Achish son of Maoch, king of Gath.

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