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2 Samuel 2:11

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 2:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
2 Samuel 2:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8Now Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul`s host, had taken Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10Ish-bosheth, Saul`s son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah, etc.] And over them only, was seven years and six months; to which being added thirty three years he reigned over all Israel in Jerusalem, made forty years and six months; and which, for the roundness of the number, is usually called forty years. (see <100504> 2 Samuel 5:4 <110211>1 Kings 2:11).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“time: Heb. number of days, Sa2 5:4, Sa2 5:5; Kg1 2:11; Ch1 3:4, Ch1 29:27 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 2:12”
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