And David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah for seven years and six months.
David reigned over Israel forty years–seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
The time he reigned over Israel was forty years–he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
These six were born to David in Hebron; there he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began his two-year reign over Israel. But the house of Judah followed David.