1 Kings 11:42

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

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

In Context

41Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren’t they written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king 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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