1 Kings 11:42
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
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