and he ruled in Hebron over Judah for seven and a half years.
He was forty years old when he was made king of Israel, and he ruled for two years. But the tribe of Judah was loyal to David,
He had been king of Israel for forty years, ruling seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.
All six were born in Hebron during the seven and a half years that David ruled there. In Jerusalem he ruled as king for thirty-three years,