old David was probably now about {sixty-nine} years of age. He was {thirty} years old when he began to reign, reigned {forty}, and {died} in his {seventieth} year; and the transactions mentioned here are supposed to have taken place about a year before his death. Sixty-nine was not an advanced age; but he had been exhausted with various fatigues, and especially family afflictions, so that he was much older in constitution than in years.

2 Samuel 5:4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

1 Chronicles 23:1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:27,28 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron...

Psalm 90:10 The days of our years are three score years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years...

and stricken in years [heb] and entered into days.

Genesis 18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Genesis 24:1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Joshua 23:1,2 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about...

Luke 1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.