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2 Samuel 5:4
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2 Samuel 5:4
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4 (A) David was 30 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 40 years.
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2 Samuel 5:5
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2 Samuel 5:5
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5 He lived in Hebron for the first seven and a half years and ruled only Judah. Then he moved to Jerusalem, where he ruled both Israel and Judah for 33 years.
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1 Kings 2:10-11
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1 Kings 2:10-11
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David Dies
10-11 (A) David was king of Israel 40 years. He ruled 7 years from Hebron and 33 years from Jerusalem. Then he died and was buried in Jerusalem.[a]
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- 2.10,11 Jerusalem: Hebrew “the city of David.”
1 Kings 2:11
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1 Kings 2:11
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David Dies
10-11 (A) David was king of Israel 40 years. He ruled 7 years from Hebron and 33 years from Jerusalem. Then he died and was buried in Jerusalem.[a]
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- 2.10,11 Jerusalem: Hebrew “the city of David.”
1 Chronicles 29:27
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1 Chronicles 29:27
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27 (A) for 40 years. He ruled from Hebron for 7 years and from Jerusalem for 33 years.
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