1 Kings 11:42
40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
41 As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
43 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- KJV
- And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- WEB
- The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- ASV
- And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- DARBY
- And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- BLB
- And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel [were] forty years.
- ÅB
- Den tid Salomo var konge i Jerusalem over hele Israel, var førti år.
- OTB
- Således regjerte Salomo i Jerusalem over hele Israel i førti år.
- B1930
- Den tid Salomo var konge i Jerusalem over hele Israel, var firti år.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 2:11
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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