Study it in the app“The days that he reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.”
The daysוְהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe reignedמָלַךְoverעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere fortyאַרְבָּעִיםyears:שָׁנָהin Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹןhe reignedמָלַךְsevenשֶׁבַעyears,שָׁנִיםand in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַםhe reignedמָלַךְthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםand three years.וְשָׁלוֹשׁ
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsforty
Forty.
Where else “arbaim” appearsyear
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appearsHebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The death of David
1 Chronicles 29:26-30
26Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27The days that he reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 28He died in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and glory; and Solomon his son reigned in his place. 29The acts of David the king, the first and the last, are written in the words of Samuel the seer, and in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Gad the seer, 30with all his reign and his might, and the times that passed over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the lands.
10And David lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. 11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 12And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was established firmly.
1Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
26Thus David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
27 · This verse (above)
28He died in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and glory; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.
