David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and (A)he reigned forty years. (B)At Hebron he reigned over Judah (C)seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:5 Dead Sea Scroll lacks verses 4–5

The Death of David

26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 The (A)time that he reigned over Israel was forty years. He reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

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