David was king in Hebron for seven years and six months.
Saul’s son Ish-Bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he ruled two years. But the people of Judah followed David.
He had ruled over Israel forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
These six sons of David were born to him in Hebron, where David ruled for seven and one-half years. David ruled in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
