1 Kings 2:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 5:4-5 : 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
  • 1 Chr 29:26-27 : 26 David’s Reign Comes to an End David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

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  • 1 Chr 29:26-28
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    26David’s Reign Comes to an End David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

    27He reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

    28He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him.

  • 2 Sam 5:3-5
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    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the LORD. They designated David as king over Israel.

    4David was thirty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for forty years.

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

  • 2 Sam 2:10-11
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    84%

    10Ish-bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he began to rule over Israel. He ruled two years. However, the people of Judah followed David.

    11David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah for seven and a half years.

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

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

    43Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

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

    31Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
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    10Then David passed away and was buried in the City of David.

  • 1 Chr 11:1-4
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    73%

    1David Becomes King All Israel joined David at Hebron and said,“Look, we are your very flesh and blood!

    2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. The LORD your God said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.

    4David Conquers Jerusalem David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem(that is, Jebus).(The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

  • 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
    72%

    1Saul Fails the Lord Saul was[thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for[forty] years.

  • 2 Kgs 8:17
    72%

    17He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 21:20
    72%

    20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. No one regretted his death; he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.

  • 1 Chr 23:1
    72%

    1David Organizes the Levites When David was old and approaching the end of his life, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:30
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    30Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms.

  • 1 Sam 27:7
    71%

    7The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
    71%

    7David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

  • 1 Kgs 2:12
    71%

    12Solomon Secures the Throne Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

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

    3In Jerusalem David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters.

  • 2 Chr 27:8
    70%

    8He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 11:17
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    17They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
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    25For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 15:7
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    7After four years Absalom said to the king,“Let me go and repay my vow that I made to the LORD while I was in Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    69%

    10namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”

  • 2 Chr 34:1
    69%

    1Josiah Institutes Religious Reforms Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
    68%

    15David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 1 Chr 18:14
    68%

    14David’s Officials David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people.

  • 2 Chr 36:11
    68%

    11Zedekiah’s Reign Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    68%

    4Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 5:12-13
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    67%

    12David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

    13David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David.

  • 1 Kgs 14:20
    67%

    20Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. His son Nadab replaced him as king.

  • 2 Sam 2:3
    67%

    3David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 7:2
    67%

    2Further Conflict with the Philistines It was quite a long time– some twenty years in all– that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people of Israel longed for the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 2:1
    67%

    1David’s Final Words to Solomon When David was close to death, he told Solomon his son:

  • 2 Chr 1:13
    67%

    13Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 29:23
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    23Solomon sat on the LORD’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him.

  • 1 Kgs 2:38
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    38Shimei said to the king,“My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. Your servant will do as you say.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
    67%

    1However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
    67%

    45But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the LORD.