26 Now (A)David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 (B)The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and [a]in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

Death of David

28 Then he died at (C)a good old age, (D)full of days, riches, and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his place. 29 Now the acts of King David, from the first to the last, are written in the chronicles of (E)Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of (F)Nathan the prophet, and in the chronicles of (G)Gad the seer, 30 with all of his reign, his power, and the circumstances which came upon him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the lands.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:27 Lit he reigned in

Summary of David’s Reign

26 Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.(A) 27 The period that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.(B) 28 He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon succeeded him.(C) 29 Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the records of the seer Samuel, and in the records of the prophet Nathan, and in the records of the seer Gad, 30 with accounts of all his rule and his might and of the events that befell him and Israel and all the kingdoms of the earth.(D)

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