2 Samuel 5:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ David was 30 years old when they picked him to be the big boss. And he was boss for a long time, for 40 years.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began his forty-year reign.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

Common English Bible

⁴ David was 30 years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ David was a son of thirty years, when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for forty years.

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