2 Samuel 5:4

WEB

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

KJV

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

Commentary

David was thirty years old when he began reign,.... Over Judah, which was the age of his antitype Chri st, when he entered upon his public ministry, Luk 3:23 , and he reigned forty years; and six months, as appears by Sa2 5:5 ; but the months are not mentioned, only the round number of years given: two reasons the Jews (a) give for this; the one, that he fled six months from Absalom; the other is, that he was ill in Hebron so long, and therefore are not reckoned. (a) Hieron. Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 77. I.