1 Kings 2:11

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David reigned over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Sam 5:4-5 : 4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years. 5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
  • 1 Chr 29:26-27 : 26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. 27 He ruled over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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  • 1 Chr 29:26-28
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    26David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

    27He ruled over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

    28David died at a good old age, having enjoyed a full life of days, riches, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Sam 5:3-5
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    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

    4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.

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

  • 2 Sam 2:10-11
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    10Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned for two years. However, the house of Judah was loyal to David.

    11The length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

  • 1 Chr 3:4
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    4Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. Then he reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

  • 1 Kgs 11:42-43
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    42Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

    43Then Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, his father. And Rehoboam, his son, reigned in his place.

  • 2 Chr 9:30-31
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    30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

    31Then Solomon rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
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    10Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:1-4
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    1Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

    2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in and out. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.

    4David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land.

  • 2 Chr 21:5
    73%

    5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 13:1
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    1Saul was [about] a year into his reign when he became king, and he ruled over Israel for two years.

  • 2 Kgs 8:17
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    17Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.

  • 2 Chr 21:20
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    20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. He passed away to no one's regret and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
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    1When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:30
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    30These records include details about his reign, his might, and the events that affected him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the surrounding lands.

  • 1 Sam 27:7
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    7David lived in Philistine territory for a year and four months.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
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    7David then took up residence in the stronghold, and it was called the city of David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
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    12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

  • 1 Chr 14:2-3
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    2David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

    3David took more wives in Jerusalem, and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 2 Chr 27:8
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    8He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 11:17
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    17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, walking in the ways of David and Solomon during those three years.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
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    25For David said, 'The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.'

  • 2 Sam 15:7
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    7At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.'

  • 2 Sam 3:10
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    10I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.

  • 2 Chr 34:1
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    1Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
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    15David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.

  • 1 Chr 18:14
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    14David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

  • 2 Chr 36:11
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    11Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
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    4Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 5:12-13
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    12Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

    13After coming from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

  • 1 Kgs 14:20
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    20Jeroboam reigned for twenty-two years. Then he rested with his ancestors, and his son Nadab succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Sam 2:3
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    3David also brought up the men who were with him, each man with his household, and they settled in the towns of Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 7:2
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    2From the day the Ark came to rest in Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed—twenty years in all. During that time, the entire house of Israel lamented and sought after the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
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    1As David's final days approached, he commanded his son Solomon, saying:

  • 2 Chr 1:13
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    13Then Solomon returned from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:23
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    23So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all of Israel obeyed him.

  • 1 Kgs 2:38
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    38Shimei replied to the king, 'Your command is good. Just as my lord the king has said, so your servant will do.' And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
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    1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
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    45'But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.'