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1 Kings 2:11

“The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty-three years reigned he in Jerusalem.”

Verse in context — 1 Kings 2

9

Now therefore don't hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.

10

David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

11

The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty-three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

12

Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.

13

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. She said, "Do you come peaceably?" He said, "Peaceably.

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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.

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