4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.


In Context

1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron, saying: Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh.

2 Moreover yesterday also and the day before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

3 The ancients also 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 to be king over Israel.

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

5 In Hebron he reigned over Juda seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned three and thirty years over all Israel and Juda.

6 And the king and all the men that were with him went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land: and they said to David: Thou shalt not come in hither unless thou take away the blind and the lame that say: David shall not come in hither.

2 Samuel 5:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, [and] he reigned forty years.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4A son of thirty years is David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.