1 Kings 11:42
“And the time that Solomon reigned in Ierusalem, ouer all Israel, was fourtie yeeres.”
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1 Kings 11:42 Context
40Solomon sought therefore to kill Ieroboam, and Ieroboam arose, and fledde into Egypt, vnto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt vntill the death of Solomon. 41¶ And the rest of the actes of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisedome, are they not written in the booke of the actes of Solomon? 42And the time that Solomon reigned in Ierusalem, ouer all Israel, was fourtie yeeres. 43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid his father: and Rehoboam his sonne reigned in his stead.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 11:42
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel [was] forty years.
- King James Version
Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the time Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- Basic English Bible
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- Darby Bible
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- Webster's Bible
The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- World English Bible
And the days that Solomon hath reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel [are] forty years,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 11:42
11:42 Forty years - His reign was as long as his father's, but not hislife; sin shortened his days.