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Davidדָּוִדwasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםyearsשָׁנָהoldבֶּןwhen he began to reign;בְּמָלְכוֹfortyאַרְבָּעִיםyearsשָׁנָהhe reigned.מָלָךְ
2 Samuel 5:4
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2 Samuel 5:4, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appears- oldבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- when he began to reignמָלְכmalch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malch” appears- fortyאַרְבָּעִיםarbaim
forty
Forty.
Where else “arbaim” appears
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David king over all Israel
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2 Samuel 5:1-5
1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Look at us: we are your bone and your flesh. 2For some time now, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and YHWH said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be leader over Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before YHWH; and they anointed David as king over Israel. 4David was thirty years old when he began to reign; forty years he reigned. 5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
1Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron, saying, “Look, we are your bone and your flesh. 2For some time now, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led out and brought in Israel; and YHWH your Elohim said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people, Israel, and you will be leader over my people Israel.’” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before YHWH; and they anointed David as king over Israel, according to the word of YHWH by the hand of Samuel.
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3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before YHWH; and they anointed David as king over Israel.
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5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.