2:10 Then David passed away 1 and was buried in the city of David. 2 2:11 David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem 3 thirty-three years.
2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority 4 was firmly solidified.
1 tn Heb “and David lay down with his fathers.”
2 sn The phrase the city of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Or “kingship.”