Person
David
David lived 70 years by the genealogies' ages: 1039 BC – 969 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1085 BC – 1015 BC in the Traditional.
When did David live?
- Modern reckoning
- 1039–969 BC
- Traditional reckoning
- 1085–1015 BC
- Age at death
- 70, by the genealogies' ages
Ages come from the Bible's own numbers, read the traditional way (no gaps in the genealogies). In the Modern reckoning a life keeps its length and is placed from the nearest dated event. Lifespans: Theographic Bible Metadata. About the two reckonings.
Who was alive at the same time as David?
By the genealogies' ages (traditional reading), longest overlap first.
Events
- David Kills Goliath ≈ 1022 BC
- David becomes king 1010 BC
- Death of David ≈ 969 BC
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.