1 Kings 11:42
Good News Translation
He was king in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

New Revised Standard Version
The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

Contemporary English Version
After he had ruled 40 years from Jerusalem,

New American Bible
Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all Israel, were forty years.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all Israel, were forty years.

time [heb] days.

18 years old when he came to the throne, and

58 when he died.

1 Kings 2:11 And the days that David reigned in Israel, were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, in Jerusalem thirty-three.

Context
The Death of Solomon
41And the rest of the words of Solomon, and all that he did and his wisdom: behold they are all written in the book of the words of the days of Solomon. 42And the days that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all Israel, were forty years.43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David, his father; and Roboam, his son, reigned in his stead.…
Cross References
2 Chronicles 9:30
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David, his father; and Roboam, his son, reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 11:41
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