1 Chronicles 29:27 (GNV)

Passage

And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem:

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 29:25 And the Lord magnified Salomon in dignitie, in the sight of all Israel, and gaue him so glorious a kingdome, as no King had before him in Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:26 Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned ouer all Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:27 And the space that he reigned ouer Israel, was fourtie yeere: seuen yeere reigned he in Hebron, and three and thirtie yeere reigned he in Ierusalem:

1 Chronicles 29:28 And he dyed in a good age, full of dayes, riches and honour, and Salomon his sonne reigned in his steade.

1 Chronicles 29:29 Concerning the actes of Dauid the King first and last, behold, they are written in the booke of Samuel the Seer, and in the booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the booke of Gad the Seer,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "space", "reigned", "ouer", "israel", "fourtie", "yeere", and "seuen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "space" and "reigned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Thus Dauid the sonne of Ishai reigned..." into verse 28's "And he dyed in a good age...", so "space" and "reigned" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "space" and "reigned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.