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1 Chronicles 29:27

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25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

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BSB
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
KJV
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
WEB
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
ASV
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.
DARBY
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
BLB
And the days that he reigned over Israel [were] forty years—in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem He reigned thirty-three.
ÅB
Den tid han var konge over Israel, var førti år; i Hebron regjerte han i syv år, og i Jerusalem regjerte han i tre og tretti år.
OTB
Perioden for hans regjering over Israel var førti år:
han regjerte i Hebron i syv år,
og i Jerusalem i trettitre år.
B1930
Den tid han var konge over Israel, var firti år; i Hebron regjerte han i syv år, og i Jerusalem regjerte han i tre og tretti år.

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  • 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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  • 1 Chronicles 3:4

    These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:4–5

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

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