2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 41:46Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 3:4He had six sons in Hebron; he was ruling there for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
1 Chronicles 29:27For forty years he was ruling as king over Israel, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:2-6
David King over All Israel. ( b. c. 1048.) 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord : and they anointed David… Read the whole commentary →