Umumo wezinsuku zokuhlala kukaDavide ezweni lamaFilisti wawungumnyaka nezinyanga ezine.

Isikhathi uDavide eyinkosi ngaso eHebroni phezu kwendlu yakwaJuda sasiyiminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha. Ukulwa kuka-Ishi Bosheti noDavide. Impi yaseGibeyoni

EHebroni wabusa kwaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashum i amathathu nantathu kwa-Israyeli wonke nakwaJuda.

Yathumba lonke iJerusalema , nazo zonke izikhulu , nawo onke amaqhawe anamandla, abathunjwa abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi , nezinyanga zonke zemisebenzi, nabakhandi; akushiywanga muntu ngaphandle kwabantu abayizimpofana bezwe.

Onke amadoda anaman dla, ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, nezinyanga, nabakhandi, abayinkulungwane, bonke bengamaqhawe azilungiselele ukulwa , nabo inkosi yaseBabele yabayisa eBabele ngokubathumba.

Wazalelwa ayisithupha e Hebroni; wabusa khona iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha ; eJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu.

Lapho kufika isikhathi sezintombi ngezintombi sokuba zingene enkosini u - Ahashiveroshi emva kokuba kwenziwe kuzo njengomthetho wabesifazane izinyanga eziyishumi nambili ngokuba zagcwalis wa kanjalo izinsuku zokuqholwa kwazo , izinyanga eziyisithupha ngamafutha emure nezinyanga eziyisithupha ngamakha nangezinto zokuqhola abesifazane

Umoya waseGibithe uyakuba yize ngaphakathi kwalo ; ngiyakuchitha amasu alo; bayakufuna onkulunkulu, nezinyanga, nabanamadlozi, nabathakathi.

UJehova wangibonisa amaqoma amabili amakhiw ane ebekwe phambi kwethempeli likaJehova , uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , esethumbile uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakwaJuda, nezinyanga zomsebenzi , nabakhandi, wabasusa eJerusalema , wabayisa eBabele.

sebesukile uJekoniya inkosi , nendlovukazi, nabathenwa, nezikhulu zakwaJuda nezaseJerusalema , nezinyanga zomsebenzi , nabakhandi eJerusalema,

Kepha ngempela ngithi kini : Kwakukhona kwa -Israyeli abafelokazi abaningi emihleni ka-Eliya, lapho izulu lalivalekile iminyaka emi thathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwaba khona indlala enkulu ezweni lonke;

Wahlala khona umnyaka nezinyanga eziyisithupha efundisa izwi likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo.

Nigcina izinsuku, nezinyanga, nezikhathi, neminyaka.

U-Eliya wayengumuntu efana nathi ; wakhuleka n okukhuleka ukuba lingani; alinanga emhlabeni iminyaka emithathu nezinyanga eziyisithupha.