2 Samuel 5:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

David was 30 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 40 years.

Cross References

Luke 3:23

When Jesus began to preach, he was about 30 years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli,

1 Chronicles 29:27

for 40 years. He ruled from Hebron for 7 years and from Jerusalem for 33 years.

1 Chronicles 26:31

Jerijah was the leader of the Hebron clan. David assigned him and 2,700 of his relatives, who were all respected family leaders, to be the officials in charge of all religious and government business in the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh. David found out about these men during the fortieth year of his rule, when he had a list made of all the families in the Hebron clan. They were from the town of Jazer in the territory of Gilead.

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was 30 when the king made him governor, and he went everywhere for the king.