1 Chronicles 29:27

27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 29:27 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:27

And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years
See ( 1 Kings 2:11 ) .

1 Chronicles 29:27 In-Context

25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel and bestowed upon him such glory of the kingdom as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

26 Thus David, the son of Jesse, reigned over all Israel.

27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and glory; and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

29 Now the acts of David, the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel, the seer, and in the book of Nathan, the prophet, and in the book of Gad, the seer,