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1 Kings 2:11

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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. 2 Samuel 5:4–5Rank 1 from verse 11
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    4¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

    5In 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. 1 Chronicles 29:26–27Rank 2 from verse 11
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    26¶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

    27And 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.

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reigned

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Past-tense or past-participial form of reign (to rule as a king or exercise sovereign authority).

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

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10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

11And 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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12¶ Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

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