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4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
2 Samuel 5:4 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-5)Here is, I. The humble address of all the tribes to David, beseeching him to take upon him the government (for they were now as sheep having no shepherd), and owning him for their king. Though David might by no means approve the murder of Ish-bosheth, yet he might improve the advantages he gained thereby, and accept the applications made to him thereupon. Judah had submitted to David as their king...
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