2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
2 Samuel 5:4 in other translations
| BSB | David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. |
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| WEB | David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. |
| ASV | David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. |
| YLT | A son of thirty years is David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned; |
| DARBY | David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years. |
| BBE | David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years, |
| Webster | David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. |
What does 2 Samuel 5:4 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:1-5
He takes the strong-hold of Zion. (6-10) David's kingdom established. (11-16) He defeats the Philistines. (17-25) Verses 1-5 David was anointed king a third time. His advances were gradual, that his faith might be tried, and that he might gain experience. Thus his kingdom typified that of the Messiah, which was to come to its height by degrees. Thus Jesus became our Brother, took upon him our nature, dwelt in it…
2 Samuel 5:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 5:4
- 1 Chronicles 29:27
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
- Luke 3:23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
- 1 Chronicles 26:31
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
- 1 Kings 2:11
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.
- 1 Chronicles 3:4
These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 5:3
So 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.
- 2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- 2 Samuel 5:5
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
2 Samuel 5:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Era David de treinta años cuando comenzó á reinar, y reinó cuarenta años. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | David était âgé de 30 ans lorsqu’il devint roi; il régna 40 ans. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dreißig Jahre war David alt, als er König wurde; er regierte vierzig Jahre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Filius triginta annorum erat David cum regnare cœpisset, et quadraginta annis regnavit. |