Six were born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there for seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years.
Parallel translations
- WEB six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem;
- KJV 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.
- BSB These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
- NKJV These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
- NLT These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years. Then David reigned another thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years before reigning thirty-three years in Jerusalem. It summarizes David's reign and the location of his early family.
Overview
This verse marks the transition from Hebron to Jerusalem, which David made the capital and the center of worship. His combined forty-year reign fulfilled God's establishment of the kingdom in David's house. Jerusalem's prominence here anticipates its role as the city of the great King, ultimately the place of Christ's death and resurrection.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Sam 2:11The time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
- 2 Sam 5:4–5David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- 1 Kgs 2:11The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 29:27The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Sam 5:14–16These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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