1 Kings 2:11

And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

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In The King James Version

And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

In Context

10And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

12Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:4Thirty years was David old when he became king, [and] forty years he reigned.

1 Chronicles 29:26Thus did David the son of Jesse reign over all Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 2:2-12

David's Dying Charge; David's Death and Burial. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; 3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: 4… Read the whole commentary →

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