2 Samuel 5:4

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

"David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years." - 2 Samuel 5:4
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What does 2 Samuel 5:4 mean?

2 Samuel 5:4 (KJV) - "David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years." In this verse, we witness the beginning of David's reign as the king of Israel. David is a central figure in the Bible, and his reign is a pivotal point in the history of the…

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The Fifteen-Year Journey to Kingship: Lessons from David's Reign

"David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years." - 2 Samuel 5:4 KJV As we delve into the life of David, Israel's most cherished king, we encounter a profound truth nestled in the Kong James Version's account of his reign. At the mere age of…

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A Prayer for Leadership and Legacy Inspired by David’s Reign

O Sovereign Lord, mighty in power and boundless in grace, we come before You with humble hearts seeking Your divine guidance as we reflect on the life and reign of King David. In 2 Samuel 5:4, it is written, "David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned…

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2 Samuel 5:4 - "¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years."
2 Samuel 5:12
2 Samuel 4:5 - "And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon."
1 Samuel 5: 3-4
2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16
1 Samuel 4:2
2 Samuel 10:4
2 Samuel 10:4
2 Kings 4:4-5
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
"Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia," - 2 Samuel 5:15
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 4:3 - "And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"
1 Samuel 2:4 - "The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength."
2 Samuel 17:4 - "And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
1 Samuel 4:5 - "And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again."
2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
2 Timothy 4:5
2 Samuel 3:4 - "And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"
1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
2 Samuel 7:4 - "¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
2 Samuel 5:5 - "In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."
2 Samuel 22:5 - "When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;"