2 Samuel 5:4

2 Samuel 5:4

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

a. ASV: David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

b. YLT: A son of thirty years is David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

c. Amplified Bible Classic: David was thirty years old when he began his forty-year reign.

d. Septuagint: David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: david was thirty years old when he began to reign; he ruled for forty years.

1. “David was thirty years old when he began to reign…”

a. David [Strong: 1732  Dâvid, daw-veed'; rarely (fully); דָּוִיד Dâvîyd; from the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse:—David.] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H1732 in the following manner: David (1,076x).]

b. [was] thirty [Strong: 7970 shᵉlôwshîym, shel-o-sheem'; or שְׁלֹשִׁים shᵉlôshîym; multiple of H7969; thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth:—thirty, thirtieth.] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H7970 in the following manner: thirty (163x), thirtieth (9x), captains (1x), variant (2x).]

c. years [Strong: 8141 shâneh, shaw-neh'; (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה shânâh; from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time):— whole age, × long, old, year(× -ly).] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H8141 in the following manner: year (797x), not translated (55x), yearly (3x), yearly (with H8141) (2x), year (with H1121) (1x), live (with H2416) (1x), old (with H2416) (with H3117) (1x), miscellaneous (4x).]

d. old [Strong: 1121 bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, +mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, +spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H1121 in the following manner: son (2,978x), children (1,568x), old (135x), first (51x), man (20x), young (18x), young (with H1241) (17x), child (10x), stranger (10x), people (5x), miscellaneous (92x).]

e. [when he began to] reign [Strong: 4427 mâlak, maw-lak'; a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel:—consult, ×indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, × surely.] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H4427 in the following manner: reign (289x), king (46x), made (4x), queen (2x), consulted (1x), indeed (1x), make (1x), rule (1x), set (1x), surely (1x), set up (1x).]

2. “...and he reigned forty years.”

a. [and he] reigned [Strong: 4427 mâlak, maw-lak'; a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel:—consult, ×indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, × surely.] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H4427 in the following manner: reign (289x), king (46x), made (4x), queen (2x), consulted (1x), indeed (1x), make (1x), rule (1x), set (1x), surely (1x), set up (1x).]

b. forty [Strong: 705 ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'; multiple of H702; forty:—forty.] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H705 in the following manner: forty (132x), fortieth (4x).]

c. years years [Strong: 8141 shâneh, shaw-neh'; (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה shânâh; from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time):— whole age, × long, old, year(× -ly).] [BLB: The KJV translates Strong's H8141 in the following manner: year (797x), not translated (55x), yearly (3x), yearly (with H8141) (2x), year (with H1121) (1x), live (with H2416) (1x), old (with H2416) (with H3117) (1x), miscellaneous (4x).]

1). This is a time marker. He began to reign in Hebron at age thirty and 37 in Jerusalem.

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

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.