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2 Chronicles 9:30

Solomon was king over Israel in Jerusalem for forty years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Solomon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Forty, the Number;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo reigned in Yerushalayim over all Yisra'el forty years.
King James Version
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
English Standard Version
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
New Century Version
Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
New English Translation
Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.
Amplified Bible
Solomon reigned forty years in Jerusalem over all Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
World English Bible
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Salomon reigned in Ierusalem ouer all Israel fourtie yeeres.
Legacy Standard Bible
Thus Solomon reigned forty years in Jerusalem over all Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Contemporary English Version
After Solomon had ruled forty years from Jerusalem,
Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo reigned in Yerushalayim over all Isra'el for forty years.
Darby Translation
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for 40 years.
George Lamsa Translation
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem forty years over all Israel.
Good News Translation
Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
Lexham English Bible
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Literal Translation
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomo reigned at Ierusale ouer all Israel fortie yeares.
American Standard Version
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon raigned in Hierusalem vpon all Israel fouretie yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
King James Version (1611)
And Solomon reigned in Ierusalem ouer all Israel, fourtie yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon reigned over all Israel forty years.
English Revised Version
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli Salomon regnede in Jerusalem on al Israel fourti yeer,
Update Bible Version
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
New King James Version
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
New Living Translation
Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
New Life Bible
Solomon ruled forty years in Jerusalem over all Israel.
New Revised Standard
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel, forty years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Revised Standard Version
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon reigneth in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Solomon reigned forty years in Jerusalem over all Israel.

Contextual Overview

13 Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents; 14 And in addition to what he got from traders of different sorts, all the kings of Arabia and the rulers of the country gave gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And King Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it. 16 And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, using three hundred shekels of gold for every cover, and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon. 17 Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold. 18 There were six steps up to it, and a foot-rest of gold fixed to it, and arms on the two sides of the seat, with two lions at the side of the arms. 19 And twelve lions were placed on one side and on the other side on the six steps: there was nothing like it in any kingdom. 20 All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king had Tarshish-ships sailing with the servants of Huram: once every three years the Tarshish-ships came back with gold and silver, ivory and monkeys and peacocks. 22 And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Solomon: 1 Kings 11:42, 1 Kings 11:43

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 4:1 - over all Israel Ecclesiastes 1:1 - king

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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