1 Kings 2:11
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years,.... So says Eupolemus (s), an Heathen writer, which are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Forty years - In all forty years and six months. See 2Sa 5:5, and 1Ch 3:4. The Jewish writers almost universally omit…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
seven years reigned he in Hebron According to 2Sa 5:5 the time was seven years and six months. The Old Testament writers…