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Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 29:27

and the days that he hath reigned over Israel [are] forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Thompson Chain Reference - Hebron;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cities of refuge;   David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Cities of Refuge,;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Forty, the Number;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The length of his reign over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.
Hebrew Names Version
The time that he reigned over Yisra'el was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hevron, and thirty-three [years] reigned he in Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
He had ruled over Israel forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
New English Translation
He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
Amplified Bible
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
World English Bible
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty-three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem:
Legacy Standard Bible
And the time which he reigned over Israel was forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
Berean Standard Bible
The length of David's reign over Israel was forty years-seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
for forty years. He ruled from Hebron for seven years and from Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
Complete Jewish Bible
The duration of his reign over Isra'el was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hevron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
Now the time that David reigned over all Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah.
Good News Translation
for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.
Lexham English Bible
And the days that he reigned over Israel were forty years. In Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.
Literal Translation
and the days that he reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty three years in Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye tyme that he was kynge ouer Israel, is fortye yeares: At Hebron reigned he seuen yeare, and at Ierusalem thre & thirtie yeare,
American Standard Version
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
For forty years he was ruling as king over Israel, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the space that he raigned ouer Israel, was fouretie yeres: Seuen yeres raigned he in Hebron, and thirtie and three yeres raigned he in Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And the time that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeeres. Seuen yeeres reigned hee in Hebron, and thirtie and three yeeres reigned hee in Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the daies in whiche he regnede on Israel weren fourti yeer; in Ebron he regnede seuene yeer, and in Jerusalem thre and thretti yeer.
Update Bible Version
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] he reigned in Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] he reigned in Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
And he ruled over Israel for forty years. He ruled in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.
New Revised Standard
The period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years, - in Hebron reigned he seven years, and in Jerusalem, reigned he, thirty-three.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem three and thirty years.
Revised Standard Version
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

Contextual Overview

23 And Solomon sitteth on the throne of Jehovah for king instead of David his father, and prospereth, and all Israel hearken unto him, 24 and all the heads, and the mighty men, and also all the sons of king David have given a hand under Solomon the king; 25 and Jehovah maketh Solomon exceedingly great before the eyes of all Israel, and putteth upon him the honour of the kingdom that hath not been on any king over Israel before him. 26 And David son of Jesse hath reigned over all Israel, 27 and the days that he hath reigned over Israel [are] forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three; 28 and he dieth in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and honour, and reign doth Solomon his son in his stead. 29 And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer, 30 with all his reign, and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all kingdoms of the lands.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forty years: 1 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Samuel 5:4, 2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Kings 2:11

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:11 - time 1 Kings 1:1 - old 1 Chronicles 26:31 - fortieth

Cross-References

Genesis 29:2
and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone [is] on the mouth of the well.
Genesis 29:3
(When thither have all the droves been gathered, and they have rolled the stone from off the mouth of the well, and have watered the flock, then they have turned back the stone on the mouth of the well to its place.)
Genesis 29:10
and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
Genesis 29:12
and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he [is] her father's brother, and that he [is] Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.
Leviticus 18:18
`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.
Judges 14:10
And his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;
Judges 14:12
And Samson saith to them, `Let me, I pray you, put forth to you a riddle; if ye certainly declare it to me [in] the seven days of the banquet, and have found [it] out, then I have given to you thirty linen shirts, and thirty changes of garments;
Malachi 2:15
And He did not make one [only], And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what [is] the one [alone]! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.
1 Timothy 6:10
for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years,.... See 1 Kings 2:11.


 
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