2 Samuel

2 Samuel 5:4

⁴David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ	bə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
he reigned	מָלָֽךְ׃	mā·lāḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.