Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
David began to reign when he was 30 years old, and he reigned 40 years.
New American Standard Bible
David was
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;
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.
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;
Themes
David » King of israel » Age of, at death
Hebron » A city » A city of the tribe of judah, south of jerusalem » David crowned king of israel at
Israel » Before » Separation » Two kingdoms » David » Made king
Interlinear
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Malak
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 5:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Anointed As King Over All Of Israel
3 So all the elders of Israel approached the king at Hebron, where King David entered into a covenant with them in the presence of the LORD. Then they anointed David to be king over Israel. 4 David began to reign when he was 30 years old, and he reigned 40 years. 5 He reigned over Judah for seven years and six months in Hebron, and he reigned over all of Israel including Judah for 33 years in Jerusalem.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Chronicles 26:31
From the descendants of Hebron, Jerijah was assigned chief of the descendants of Hebron. During the fortieth year of David's administration, a search was made by genealogical record, family by family, to find men of great ability, including those found at Jazer in Gilead.
1 Chronicles 29:27
serving as king over Israel for 40 years. He reigned for seven years in Hebron and for 33 in Jerusalem.
Luke 3:23
Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. He was (as legally calculated) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
1 Kings 2:11
David had reigned over Israel for 40 years. He reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for 33 years.
1 Chronicles 3:4
These six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months.