Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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 elders of Israel came unto the king, in Hebron, and King David solemnised to them a covenant in Hebron, before Yahweh, - and they anointed David to be king over Israel. 4 Thirty years old, was David when he began to reign, - forty years, he reigned: 5 in Hebron, reigned he over Judah, seven years, and six months, - and, in Jerusalem, reigned he thirty and three years, over all Israel and Judah.


Cross References

1 Chronicles 26:31

Of the Hebronites, Jerijah, was chief, he was of the Hebronites by his generations, by his fathers, - in the fortieth year of the reign of David, were they sought out, and there were found among them heroes of valour, in Jazer of Gilead;

1 Chronicles 29:27

and, the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years, - in Hebron reigned he seven years, and in Jerusalem, reigned he, thirty-three.

Luke 3:23

And, Jesus himself, was, when he began, about thirty years of age, being the son, as was supposed - of Joseph, of Heli:

1 Kings 2:11

Now, the days that David reigned over Israel, were forty years, - in Hebron, reigned he seven years, and, in Jerusalem, reigned he thirty and three years.

1 Chronicles 3:4

six born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there, seven years and six months. And, thirty and three years, reigned he, in Jerusalem.

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