1 Kings 2:11

The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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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

10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.

12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

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Cross References

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

1 Chronicles 29:26David son of Jesse was king 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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