“David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.”
David was thirty years old when he began to reign — David is at the age of priestly maturity when he begins his full reign over all Israel. His age suggests wisdom and readiness. The notation grounds David's kingship in covenant order and divine timing.
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