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


In Context

1 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

2 In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.' "

3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a compact with them at Hebron before the Lord , and they anointed David king over Israel.

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

5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.

6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, "You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off." They thought, "David cannot get in here."

2nd Samuel 5:4 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims 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.