2 Samuel 5:4 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Samuel 5:4

2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, ^ayou were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, ^b‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ”

3 ^aTherefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, ^band King David made a covenant with them at Hebron ^cbefore the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel.

4 David was ^athirty years old when he began to reign, and ^bhe reigned forty years.

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

The Conquest of Jerusalem

6 ^aAnd the king and his men went to Jerusalem against ^bthe Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.”

7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion ^a(that is, the City of David).

Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 5:4

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

Amplified® Bible
David was thirty years old when he began his forty-year reign.

Contemporary English Version
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.

Darby English Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.

Good News Bible
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.

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

New American Standard Bible
David was thirty years old when he became king, {and} he reigned forty years.

New International Version
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

New King James Version
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
David reached thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

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

Young's Literal Translation
A son of thirty years `is' David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

New English Translation
David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.

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