1040/1039 BC
Complete person record
David
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to David.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2884–2924
Reference under review · 1000/999 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow David in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up David in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find David →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find David →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find David →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find David →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find David →Dated record
Events involving David
Creation year 28841040/1039 BC
David begins to reign
David begins his forty-year reign at age thirty.
2 Samuel 5:4–5 · KJV
“David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2884 in the Original Timeline →The books of Samuel provide David’s age and the lengths of his reigns in Hebron and Jerusalem.
Read the linked source ↗Creation year 28911033/1032 BC
David brings the ark to Jerusalem
After establishing Jerusalem, David brings the ark into the city.
2 Samuel 6:14–15 · KJV
“And David danced before the LORD with all his might. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2891 in the Original Timeline →This event follows the account in 2 Samuel 6.
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