1 Kings 11:42

The time that Salomon reigned in Ierusalem ouer all Israel, was fourtie yeere.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

41And the rest of the wordes of Salomon, and all that he did, and his wisedom, are they not written in the booke of the actes of Salomon?

43And Salomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the citie of Dauid his father: and Rehoboam his sonne reigned in his steade.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 1:1The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.

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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