1 Kings 2:11
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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שֶׁבַע
seven
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שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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מָלַךְ
he reigned
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מָלַךְ
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
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שָׁנֶה
years
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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שְׁלוֹשִׁים
thirty
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שְׁלוֹשִׁים
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
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