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circa 1010–970 BC

The Reign of David

David unites the tribes, conquers Jerusalem, and establishes Israel's golden age—even through deep personal failure.

1,230 verses · 2 books covered

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  1. Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

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

  3. And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

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

  5. with all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.