"So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. "David thirty years old when he began to reign, he reigned forty years." -2 Samuel 5:4 at the age of 70, we know he was 70 years old because 1 Kings 2:11 says he reigned for 40 years and 2 Samuel 5:4 says he began his reign at the age of 30. Today the traditional tomb of David is located on the western hill of Jerusalem (modern Mt. Herod built a monument for the tomb, but the original spot has not been determined. Jerusalem, as Peter observed in Acts 2:26, as well as Josephus, Cassius Dio, and the Talmud. What we know for certain is that King David was buried in Jerusalem, His sons were buried in Jerusalem, His tomb still existed in 1st century A.D. It is a matter of speculation where the real spot was for the tomb of David, whether it was the western hill or on the southeast hill in the city of David. The Bible makes it clear that David was buried in the city of David, "So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David" (1 Kings 2:10). Herod had built the monument as a memorial and as a shelter for those who visited the tombs. The monument stood just behind the Palace of Caiaphas. The Tomb of King David monument was located near the southwest corner of first century Jerusalem.
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