1 Kings 2:11

and the days that David hath reigned over Israel [are] forty years, in Hebron he hath reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years.

Young's Literal Translation

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

10And David lieth down with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David,

12And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:4A son of thirty years [is] David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

1 Chronicles 29:26And David son of Jesse hath reigned 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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