2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
Majority Standard Bible
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 entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 3:4These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
1 Chronicles 29:27The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—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 →