# 2 Samuel 5:4

> David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

— 2 Samuel 5:4, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC, named in the text · Source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)

## See also

- 1 Chronicles 29:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/29/27
- 1 Kings 2:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/2/11
- 1 Chronicles 26:31 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/26/31
- Luke 3:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/3/23

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).