Scripture · Old Testament
1 Kings 2:11
1 Kings 2:11 is verse 11 of 1 Kings chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
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1 Kings 2:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
10 Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
11 The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
13 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Samuel 5:4David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
1 Chronicles 29:26David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:27The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.