2 Samuel 5:4 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 5:4

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

David was thirty years old when he began reign,.... Over Judah, which was the age of his antitype Christ, when he entered upon his public ministry, Luk 3:23, and he reigned forty years; and six months, as appears by 2Sa 5:5; but the months are not mentioned, only the round number of years given: two reasons the Jews (a) give for this; the one, that he fled six months from Absalom; the other is, that he was ill in Hebron so long, and therefore are not reckoned. (a) Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 77. I.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

At that age the Levites were at first appointed to begin their administration, Num. iv. About that age the Son of David entered upon his public ministry, Luke iii. Then men come to their full maturity of strength and judgment.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The age of David is conclusive as to the fact that the earlier years of Saul’s reign (during which Jonathan grew up to be a man) are passed over in silence, and that the events narrated from 1 Sam. 13 to the end of the book did not occupy more than 10 years.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בֶּן־	ben-	[was] a son of	H1121 →
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	she.lo.Shim	thirty	H7970 →
שָׁנָ֛ה	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
דָּוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ	be.ma.le.Kho	when became king he	H4427 →
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	'ar.ba.'Im	forty	H705 →
שָׁנָ֖ה	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
מָלָֽךְ׃	ma.Lakh	he reigned	H4427 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 5:4–5
  David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 29:27
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
leads to
- 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.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 3:23
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
leads to
- Luke 4:22
  All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
- Matthew 13:55
  “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- John 6:42
  They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
- Numbers 4:3
  men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
Through
1 Chronicles 26:31
As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were…
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:19
  The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Through
1 Chronicles 3:4
These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
leads to
- 2 Samuel 2:11
  And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Samuel