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David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>These</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>These</i> six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Six were born to him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These six were born to David in Hebron; he reigned there seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled for 33 years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. He reigned 33 years in Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Six have been borne to him in Hebron, and he reigns seven years and six months there, and he has reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Six were born to him in Hebron; and he will reign there seven years and six months: and thirty and three years he reigned in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. Then he reigned for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Six in all were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. Then he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These six sons were born to David in Khebruun, and he reigned there seven years and six months, and thirty and three years he reigned in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Six were born to him in Chebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months: and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=796" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">The Descendants of David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šiš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">These six</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: nō·w·laḏ- (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">sons were born</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to David</a> <a href="/hebrew/2275.htm" title="2275: ḇə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- From cheber; seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites.">in Hebron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yim·lāḵ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šiš·šāh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">and six</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḥo·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">months.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">And David reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: ū·šə·lō·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">thirty-three</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: wə·šā·lō·wōš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">2 Samuel 5:4-5</a></span><br />David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. / In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">2 Samuel 2:11</a></span><br />And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">2 Samuel 3:2-5</a></span><br />And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; / his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; / his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">1 Kings 2:11</a></span><br />The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></span><br />I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24-25</a></span><br />Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child / and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-30.htm">1 Kings 1:30</a></span><br />I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-24.htm">1 Kings 2:24</a></span><br />And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">Matthew 22:42-45</a></span><br />“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. / Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: / ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">there he reigned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">2 Samuel 2:11</a></b></br> And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">2 Samuel 5:4,5</a></b></br> David <i>was</i> thirty years old when he began to reign, <i>and</i> he reigned forty years… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">1 Kings 2:11</a></b></br> And the days that David reigned over Israel <i>were</i> forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">and in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">2 Samuel 5:4,14-16</a></b></br> David <i>was</i> thirty years old when he began to reign, <i>and</i> he reigned forty years… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-17.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">Months</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-50.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Reigneth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-43.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Six</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm">Thirty-Three</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-22.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm">Born</a> <a href="/job/1-2.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-2.htm">Hebron</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-14.htm">Months</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-31.htm">Reigneth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-6.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-24.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-22.htm">Six</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-4.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">Thirty-Three</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-23.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">The sons of David.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">His line to Zedekiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">The successors of Jeconiah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These six sons were born to David in Hebron</b><br>David's time in Hebron marks the beginning of his reign as king over Judah. Hebron, a significant city in the tribal territory of Judah, was a city of refuge and a Levitical city. It was also the burial place of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which added to its importance. The six sons born to David in Hebron were Amnon, Daniel, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, and Ithream. Each of these sons played a role in the unfolding narrative of David's family and kingdom, with some, like Absalom and Adonijah, later challenging David's rule. This period in Hebron was foundational for David's consolidation of power and the establishment of his dynasty.<p><b>where he reigned seven years and six months</b><br>David's reign in Hebron lasted seven years and six months, a period during which he was king over the tribe of Judah alone. This timeframe is significant as it represents a transitional phase before he became king over all Israel. The duration of his reign in Hebron is also mentioned in <a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm">2 Samuel 2:11</a>, highlighting its importance in the biblical narrative. This period allowed David to strengthen his leadership and prepare for his eventual rule over the united kingdom of Israel.<p><b>And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years</b><br>After his reign in Hebron, David moved his capital to Jerusalem, where he reigned for thirty-three years. Jerusalem, a Jebusite city, was strategically located and became the political and spiritual center of Israel. David's capture of Jerusalem and establishment of it as the capital is a pivotal moment in biblical history, as it became the City of David and later the site of Solomon's Temple. The number thirty-three is often seen as significant in biblical numerology, symbolizing a complete and divinely appointed period. David's reign in Jerusalem solidified his legacy and set the stage for the future of Israel, with Jerusalem remaining central in biblical prophecy and typology, often seen as a type of the eternal kingdom of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, known for his heart for God and his significant role in the history of Israel. He is a central figure in the lineage of Jesus Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hebron.htm">Hebron</a></b><br>A significant city in the history of Israel, where David first reigned as king over Judah for seven years and six months. It is a place of historical and spiritual importance, often associated with the patriarchs.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David reigned for thirty-three years after uniting the tribes of Israel. It became the political and spiritual center of Israel and holds a central place in biblical prophecy and history.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/reign_of_david.htm">Reign of David</a></b><br>The period during which David ruled as king, first in Hebron over Judah and then in Jerusalem over all Israel. His reign is marked by military conquests, the establishment of Jerusalem as the capital, and the preparation for the building of the Temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_sons.htm">David's Sons</a></b><br>The six sons born to David in Hebron, who are part of the royal lineage and play various roles in the unfolding account of Israel's history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_timing.htm">The Importance of God's Timing</a></b><br>David's reign in Hebron and then in Jerusalem illustrates the importance of waiting on God's timing. His patience and obedience during these years are a model for believers to trust in God's perfect plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place_in_god's_plan.htm">Significance of Place in God's Plan</a></b><br>Both Hebron and Jerusalem hold significant roles in God's redemptive history. This reminds us that God uses specific places and circumstances to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_lineage.htm">Legacy and Lineage</a></b><br>The mention of David's sons underscores the importance of legacy and the continuation of God's promises through generations. Believers are encouraged to consider the spiritual legacy they are leaving behind.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_leadership.htm">Unity and Leadership</a></b><br>David's transition from ruling in Hebron to Jerusalem symbolizes the unification of Israel. It serves as a reminder of the importance of godly leadership in bringing unity and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_future_generations.htm">Preparation for Future Generations</a></b><br>David's reign set the stage for Solomon's temple-building. This teaches us the value of preparing and investing in future generations to continue God's work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_little_evidence_for_1_chr_3.htm">How do we explain the lack of external or archaeological evidence for many individuals listed in 1 Chronicles 3?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_pure_word_bible_(pwb).htm">Who were the children of King David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_children_of_king_david.htm">Who were the children of King David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_david's_many_sons,_wives.htm">In 1 Chronicles 3:1-9, how do we reconcile David's unusually large number of sons and wives with historical records of royal families in ancient Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">These six were born unto him in Hebron.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">Six were born.</span> <a href="/2_samuel/3-5.htm" title="And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.">2Samuel 3:5</a> : "These were born."<p><span class= "bld">And there he reigned seven years.</span>--This notice of the time David reigned first in Hebron, the Judean capital, and then in Jerusalem over all Israel, is not read in the parallel section of Samuel; but see <a href="/2_samuel/2-11.htm" title="And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.">2Samuel 2:11</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-5.htm" title="In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.">2Samuel 5:5</a> for the same statements.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[These] six</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁשָּׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(šiš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons were born</span><br /><span class="heb">נֽוֹלַד־</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·laḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to David</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Hebron,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְחֶבְר֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2275.htm">Strong's 2275: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he reigned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·lāḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and six</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šiš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">months.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֳדָשִׁ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥo·ḏā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And David reigned</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thirty-three</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirty, thirtieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">1 Chronicles 3:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 3:4 Six were born to him in Hebron (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>