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Douay-Rheims Bible
2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
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Christian Standard Bible®
David was thirty years old when he began his reign; he reigned forty years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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;
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, - forty years, he reigned:
Revised Standard Version
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.
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.
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.
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
Contextual Overview
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron, saying: Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Moreover yesterday also and the day before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel. 3 The ancients also of Israel came to the king of Hebron, and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Juda seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned three and thirty years over all Israel and Juda.
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
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.
This is the book of the generation of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his own image and likeness, and called his name Seth.
Genesis 5:7
And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Seth lived after he begot Enos, eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:10
After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
After whose birth he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:13
And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Cainan lived after he begot Malaleel, eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:19
And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Jared lived after he begot Henoch, eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:22
And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Henoch walked with God: and lived after he begot Mathusala, three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:26
And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Mathusala lived after he begot Lamech, seven hundred and eighty-two years, and begot sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:30
And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
And Lamech lived after he begot Noe, five hundred and ninety-five years, and begot sons and daughters.
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.
