2 Samuel 2:11

2:11 David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.

2 Samuel 3:6

Abner Defects to David’s Camp

3:6 As the war continued between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner was becoming more influential in the house of Saul.

2 Samuel 3:17

3:17 Abner advised the elders of Israel, “Previously you were wanting David to be your king.

2 Samuel 9:9

9:9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson.


tn Heb “And the number of the days in which David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.”

tn Heb “was strengthening himself.” The statement may have a negative sense here, perhaps suggesting that Abner was overstepping the bounds of political propriety in a self-serving way.

tn Heb “the word of Abner was with.”

tn Heb “you were seeking David to be king over you.”