1 Kings 11:42

And the days during which Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel were forty years.

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And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

In Context

41And the rest of the + 11:41 Gr. words.history of Solomon, and all that he did, and all his wisdom, behold are not these things written in the book of the + 11:41 Gr. words or things.life of Solomon?

43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nabat heard of it, even while he was yet in Egypt as he fled from the face of Solomon and dwelt in Egypt, he straightway comes into his own city, into the land of Sarira in the mount of Ephraim. And king Solomon slept with his fathers, and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 11:42-43

The Death of Solomon. ( b. c. 975.) 41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. We have here the conclusion of Solomon's story, and in it, 1. Reference is had to another history then extant, but (not being divinely… Read the whole commentary →

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