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2 Samuel 5:4

David was thirty years old when he began his reign; he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years. Dauid was thirtie yeere olde when he began to reigne: and hee reigned fortie yeere. Now David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. David was thirty years old when he began his rule, and he ruled forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years. David was 30 years old when he began to rule. He was king for 40 years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. And David was a son of thirty years when he became king; he reigned forty years. Thyrtie yeare olde was Dauid whan he was made kynge, and reigned fortye yeares. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years, Dauid was thirtie yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned fourtie yeres. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. Dauid was thirtie yeeres old when he began to reigne, and he reigned fourtie yeeres. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. Dauid was a sone of thretti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnyde fourti yeer in Ebron; A son of thirty years [is] David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned; David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in all. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, - forty years, he reigned: David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. A son of thirty years [is] David in his being king; he has reigned [for] forty years; David was thirty years old when he became king, and ruled for forty years. In Hebron he ruled Judah for seven and a half years. In Jerusalem he ruled all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Hebron;   Israel;   Judah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Young Men;   Young People;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - David;   Hebron;   Israel;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Congregation;   David;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Israel, History of;   Jerusalem;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jerusalem;   Number;   Samuel, Books of;   Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Numbers (2);   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Forty;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adonijah;   Reign;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Forty, the Number;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David was thirty years old when he began his reign; he reigned forty years.
Hebrew Names Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
King James Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Lexham English Bible
David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
English Standard Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
New Century Version
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled forty years.
New English Translation
David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.
Amplified Bible
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
New American Standard Bible
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Dauid was thirtie yeere olde when he began to reigne: and hee reigned fortie yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
Contemporary English Version
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.
Complete Jewish Bible
David was thirty years old when he began his rule, and he ruled forty years.
Darby Translation
David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
Easy-to-Read Version
David was 30 years old when he began to rule. He was king for 40 years.
George Lamsa Translation
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Good News Translation
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.
Literal Translation
And David was a son of thirty years when he became king; he reigned forty years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thyrtie yeare olde was Dauid whan he was made kynge, and reigned fortye yeares.
American Standard Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Bible in Basic English
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Dauid was thirtie yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned fourtie yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
King James Version (1611)
Dauid was thirtie yeeres old when he began to reigne, and he reigned fourtie yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
English Revised Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Berean Standard Bible
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Dauid was a sone of thretti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnyde fourti yeer in Ebron;
Young's Literal Translation
A son of thirty years [is] David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;
Update Bible Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Webster's Bible Translation
David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years.
World English Bible
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
New King James Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
New Living Translation
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in all.
New Life Bible
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.
New Revised Standard
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, - forty years, he reigned:
Douay-Rheims Bible
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Revised Standard Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
THE MESSAGE
David was thirty years old when he became king, and ruled for forty years. In Hebron he ruled Judah for seven and a half years. In Jerusalem he ruled all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

Contextual Overview

1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. 1 Then came all the tribes of Yisra'el to David to Hevron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 1 So all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and they said, "Here we are, we are your flesh and blood. 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said to him, "Look, we are your own family. 1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood! 1Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to Dauid vnto Hebron, and said thus, Beholde, we are thy bones and thy flesh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thirty: Luke 3:23

forty: 1 Chronicles 26:31, 1 Chronicles 29:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:46 - years 2 Samuel 2:11 - time 1 Kings 1:1 - old 1 Kings 2:11 - reigned over 1 Chronicles 3:4 - there he reigned Hebrews 11:33 - through

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the eretz, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the eretz."
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said, "Have many children and grow in number. Fill the earth and be its master. Rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground."
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, & ouer euery beast that moueth vpon the earth.
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth."
Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

David [was] thirty years old when he began reign,.... Over Judah, which was the age of his antitype Christ, when he entered upon his public ministry, Luke 3:23;

[and] he reigned forty years; and six months, as appears by 2 Samuel 5:5; but the months are not mentioned, only the round number of years given: two reasons the Jews a give for this; the one, that he fled six months from Absalom; the other is, that he was ill in Hebron so long, and therefore are not reckoned.

a Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 77. I.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The age of David is conclusive as to the fact that the earlier years of Saul’s reign (during which Jonathan grew up to be a man) are passed over in silence, and that the events narrated from 1 Samuel 13:0 to the end of the book did not occupy more than 10 years. If David was 20 years old at the time he killed Goliath, four years in Saul’s service, four years of wandering from place to place, one year and four months in the country of the Philistines, and a few months after Saul’s death, would make up the 10 years necessary to bring him to the age of 30.


 
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