2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.In other versions
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
ASV
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,
BBE
David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
DBY
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
WEB
A son of thirty years `is' David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;
YLT
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
ENG
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
WBT
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
BSB
In context
2Also 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.
3So 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 king over Israel.
4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
6And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- David