1 Chronicles 29:27
New International Version
He ruled over Israel forty years—seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

New Living Translation
He reigned over Israel for forty years, seven of them in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.

English Standard Version
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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 Bible
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

New King James Version
And the period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible
The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

NASB 1995
The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

NASB 1977
And the period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the time which he reigned over Israel was forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

Amplified Bible
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Christian Standard Bible
The length of his reign over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The length of his reign over Israel was 40 years; he reigned in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for 33.

American Standard Version
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the days when David reigned in the kingdom over all Israel was forty years; in Khebruun he reigned in the kingdom seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned in the kingdom thirty and three years over all Israel and Yehuda.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
for 40 years. He ruled from Hebron for 7 years and from Jerusalem for 33 years.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem three and thirty years.

English Revised Version
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He ruled as king of Israel for 40 years. He ruled for 7 years in Hebron and for 33 in Jerusalem.

Good News Translation
for forty years. He ruled in Hebron for seven years and in Jerusalem for thirty-three.

International Standard Version
serving as king over Israel for 40 years. He reigned for seven years in Hebron and for 33 in Jerusalem.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Literal Standard Version
and the days that he has reigned over Israel [are] forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three;

Majority Standard Bible
The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

New American Bible
He was king over Israel for forty years: he was king seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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

New Revised Standard Version
The period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years he reigned in Hebron, and thirty and three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

World English Bible
The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation
and the days that he hath reigned over Israel are forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three;

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Context
David's Reign and Death
26David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. 27The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years— seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 28He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.…

Cross References
2 Samuel 5:4
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

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

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.

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,


Treasury of Scripture

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

forty years

1 Chronicles 3:4
These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

2 Samuel 5:4,5
David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years…

1 Kings 2:11
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.

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1 Chronicles 29
1. David, by his example and entreaty
6. causes the princes and people to offer willingly
10. David's thanksgiving and prayer
20. The people, having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king.
26. David's reign and death














(27) And the time (Heb., the days).

That he reigned.--This verse is a duplicate of 1Kings 2:11, omitting the words "David" at the beginning and "years" at the end.

Seven years.--More exactly, seven and a-half. (See 2Samuel 5:5.)

Verse 27. - In the same way the contents of this verse are paralleled by 1 Chronicles 3:4; 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11; this last passage giving only seven years instead of the seven years and six months for the reign in Hebron.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The length
וְהַיָּמִ֗ים (wə·hay·yā·mîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

of David's
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

reign
מָלַךְ֙ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

[was] forty
אַרְבָּעִ֖ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

years—
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

seven
שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

years
שָׁנִ֔ים (šā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8141: A year

in Hebron
בְּחֶבְר֤וֹן (bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah

and thirty-three years
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (šə·lō·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

in Jerusalem.
וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם (ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


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