2 Samuel 2:11 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹¹And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

2 Samuel 2:11 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:11
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.
2 Samuel 5:4-5
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. …
1 Chronicles 3:4
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.
1 Chronicles 29:27
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.

Topics

Anakim Arba David Generals, Distinguished Hebron Israel Judah Promotion

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 8-17)

Here is, I. A rivalship between two kings—David, whom God made king, and Ishbosheth, whom Abner made king. One would have thought, when Saul was slain, and all his sons that had sense and spirit enough to take the field with him, David would come to the throne without any opposition, since all Israel knew, not only how he had signalized himself, but how manifestly God had designated him to it; but…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 11)

8-17. Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host took Ish-bosheth--Here was the establishment of a rival kingdom, which, however, would probably have had no existence but for Abner. Ish-bosheth--or “Esh-baal” (1Ch 8:33; 9:39). The Hebrews usually changed names ending with Baal into Bosheth (“shame”) (compare Jud 9:53 with 2Sa 11:21). This prince was so called from his imbecility. Abner--was firs…