2 Samuel 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 5:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 5:4 — KJV
“David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.”
— 2 Samuel 5:4 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 5:4
“Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. without...: Heb. without desire”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:4: david, thirty, years
“Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:4: david, years, old
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:4: david, thirty, years
“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:4: years, old, began
“Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:4: thirty, years, old
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