1 Kings 2:11

And the dayes which Dauid reigned vpon Israel, were fourtie yeeres: seuen yeeres reigned he in Hebron, and thirtie and three yeeres reigned he in Ierusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

10So Dauid slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid.

12Then sate Salomon vpon the throne of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was stablished mightily.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:4Dauid was thirtie yeere olde when he began to reigne: and hee reigned fortie yeere.

1 Chronicles 29:26Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer 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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