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Bible in Basic English

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

New American Standard Bible

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

King James Version

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Holman Bible

David was 30 years old when he began his reign; he reigned 40 years.

International Standard Version

David began to reign when he was 30 years old, and he reigned 40 years.

A Conservative Version

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

American Standard Version

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Amplified

David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

Darby Translation

David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.

Julia Smith Translation

The son of thirty years was David in his reigning, and he reigned forty years.

King James 2000

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Lexham Expanded Bible

David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.

Modern King James verseion

David was thirty years old when he began to reign. He reigned forty years.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

NET Bible

David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.

New Heart English Bible

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

The Emphasized Bible

Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, - forty years, he reigned:

Webster

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

World English Bible

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Youngs Literal Translation

A son of thirty years is David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

שׁלשׁים שׁלושׁים 
Sh@lowshiym 
Usage: 172

שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

when he began to reign
מלך 
Malak 
Usage: 350

and he reigned
מלך 
Malak 
Usage: 350

ארבּעים 
'arba`iym 
Usage: 136

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

David Anointed As King Over All Of Israel

3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years, 5 Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.


Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:31

Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of all the Hebronites, in their generations by families. In the fortieth year of the rule of David a search was made, and able men were seen among them at Jazer of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 29:27

For forty years he was ruling as king over Israel, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Luke 3:23

And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

1 Kings 2:11

David was king over Israel for forty years: for seven years he was king in Hebron and for thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 3:4

He had six sons in Hebron; he was ruling there for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

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