Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 5:4
4David was thirty years old when he began his reign; he reigned forty years.
2 Samuel 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- New International Version (NIV)David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- New King James Version (NKJV)David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
Context of 2 Samuel 5:4
2Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back. The Lord also said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began his reign; he reigned forty years. 5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. 6The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites had said to David, “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you” thinking, “David can’t get in here.”
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בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֛ה דָּוִ֖ד בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה מָלָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:4
- Luke 3:23As he began his ministry, Jesus was about thirty years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, son of Heli,
- 1 Chronicles 26:31From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the head of the Hebronites, according to the family records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 29:27The length of his reign over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The age of David is conclusive as to the fact that the earlier years of Saul‘s reign (during which Jonathan grew up to be a man) are passed over in silence, and that the events narrated from 1 Samuel 13 to the end of the book did not occupy more than 10 years. If David was 20 years old at the time he killed Goliath, four years in Saul‘s service, four years of wandering from place to place, one year and four months in the country of the Philistines, and a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Hebron: See study note on 2 Samuel 2:1.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 5:1-5. The Tribes Anoint David King over Israel. 1-2. Then came all the tribes of Israel--a combined deputation of the leading authorities in every tribe. [See on 1Ch 11:1.] David possessed the first and indispensable qualification for the throne; namely, that of being an Israelite (De 17:15). Of his military talent he had furnished ample proof. And the people's desire for his assumption of the government of Israel was further increased by their…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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