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1 Chronicles 3:4

These six sons were born to David in Hebron. David ruled as king in Hebron for seven years and six months. He ruled as king in Jerusalem 33 years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Thompson Chain Reference - Genealogies of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ashurites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Sardis;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Generation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of the;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Jerimoth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Genealogy;   Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
Hebrew Names Version
six were born to him in Hevron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Yerushalayim he reigned thirty-three years;
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
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.
New English Translation
These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
These six were born to David in Hebron; he reigned there seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
New American Standard Bible
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.
World English Bible
six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years;
Geneva Bible (1587)
These sixe were borne vnto him in Hebron: and there hee reigned seuen yeere and sixe moneths: and in Ierusalem he reigned three & thirtie yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
Berean Standard Bible
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,
Complete Jewish Bible
Six were born to David in Hevron. He ruled there seven years and six months; then he ruled in Yerushalayim thirty-three years.
Darby Translation
six were born to him in Hebron. And there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
George Lamsa Translation
These six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
Good News Translation
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,
Lexham English Bible
Six were born to him in Hebron. And he reigned there seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
These six were born to him in Hebron. And he reigned there seven years and six months. And he reigned in Jerusalem thirty three years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These sixe were borne vnto him at Hebron, for he reigned there vij. yeare & sixe monethes. But at Ierusale reigned he thre & thirtie yeare.
American Standard Version
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;
Bible in Basic English
He had six sons in Hebron; he was ruling there for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These sixe were borne vnto him in Hebron, and there he raigned seuen yeres and sixe monethes: and in Hierusalem he raigned thirtie and three yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
These sixe were borne vnto him in Hebron, and there hee reigned seuen yeeres, and sixe moneths: and in Ierusalem he reigned thirty and three yeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Six were born to him in Chebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months: and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor sixe sones weren borun to hym in Ebron, where he regnede seuene yeer and sixe monethis; sotheli he regnyde thre and thritti yeer in Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years;
Webster's Bible Translation
[These] six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
New King James Version
These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
New Living Translation
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.
New Life Bible
Six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven years and six months. And he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
New Revised Standard
six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
six born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there, seven years and six months. And, thirty and three years, reigned he, in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned three and thirty years.
Revised Standard Version
six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
Six have been borne to him in Hebron, and he reigneth there seven years and six months, and thirty and three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
THE MESSAGE
He had these six sons while he was in Hebron; he was king there for seven years and six months. He went on to be king in Jerusalem for another thirty-three years. These are the sons he had in Jerusalem: first Shammua, then Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel was the mother of these four. And then there were another nine sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Eliphelet—David's sons, plus Tamar their sister. There were other sons by his concubines.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Contextual Overview

1 Some of David's sons were born in the town of Hebron. This is a list of David's sons: David's first son was Amnon. Amnon's mother was Ahinoam. She was from the town of Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel in Judah. 2 The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai. Talmai was the king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith. 3 The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream. His mother was Eglah, David's wife. 4 These six sons were born to David in Hebron. David ruled as king in Hebron for seven years and six months. He ruled as king in Jerusalem 33 years. 5 These are the children born to David in Jerusalem: There were four sons from Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel. They were Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. 6There were nine other sons. They were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. 9 They were all David's sons. Their sister was named Tamar. David also had other sons by his slave women.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there he reigned: 2 Samuel 2:11, 2 Samuel 5:4, 2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Kings 2:11

and in Jerusalem: 2 Samuel 5:4, 2 Samuel 5:14-16

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:27 - forty years

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?" She said, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."
Deuteronomy 29:19
"Some people might hear these curses and comfort themselves by saying, ‘I will continue doing what I want. Nothing bad will happen to me.' But that attitude will bring total disaster.
2 Kings 1:4
Since you did this, the Lord says, You will not get up from your bed. You will die!'" Then Elijah left.
2 Kings 1:6
The messengers said to Ahaziah, "A man came up to meet us and told us to go back to the king who sent us and tell him what the Lord says: ‘There is a God in Israel, so why did you send messengers to ask questions of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Since you did this, you will not get up from your bed. You will die!'"
2 Kings 1:16
Elijah told Ahaziah, "This is what the Lord says: ‘There is a God in Israel, so why did you send messengers to ask questions of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Since you did this, you will not get up from your bed. You will die!'"
2 Kings 8:10
Then Elisha said to Hazael, "Go and tell Ben-Hadad, ‘You will live.' But really the Lord told me, ‘He will die.'"
Psalms 10:11
They say to themselves, "God has forgotten about us. He is not watching. He will never see what we are doing."
2 Corinthians 2:11
I did this so that Satan would not win anything from us. We know very well what his plans are.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ. This could happen just as Eve was tricked by that snake with his clever lies.
1 Timothy 2:14
Also, Adam was not the one who was tricked. It was the woman who was tricked and became a sinner.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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