Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward. New Living Translation So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward. English Standard Version And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward. Berean Standard Bible So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward. King James Bible So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. New King James Version Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. New American Standard Bible So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. NASB 1995 So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. NASB 1977 So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. Legacy Standard Bible Then David lived in the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward. Amplified Bible So David lived in the stronghold and called it the City of David. And he built all around [the surrounding area] from the Millo [fortification] and inward. Christian Standard Bible David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward. Holman Christian Standard Bible David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward. American Standard Version And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David sat down in Metsruth this is Zion, and he called it “The City of David”, and David built around it from within Brenton Septuagint Translation And David dwelt in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and he built his own house. Douay-Rheims Bible And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards. English Revised Version And David dwelt in the strong hold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. GOD'S WORD® Translation David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city [of Jerusalem] around it from the Millo to the palace. Good News Translation After capturing the fortress, David lived in it and named it "David's City." He built the city around it, starting at the place where land was filled in on the east side of the hill. International Standard Version David occupied the fortress, naming it the City of David. He built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts inward. JPS Tanakh 1917 And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. Literal Standard Version And David dwells in the fortress, and calls it the City of David, and David builds all around, from Millo and inward, Majority Standard Bible So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward. New American Bible David took up residence in the fortress which he called the City of David. David built up the city on all sides, from the Millo toward the center. NET Bible So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards. New Revised Standard Version David occupied the stronghold, and named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo inward. New Heart English Bible David lived in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And he built a city all around from the Millo and inward. Webster's Bible Translation So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built around from Millo and inward. World English Bible David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward. Young's Literal Translation And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Conquers Jerusalem…8On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.” 9So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward. 10And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.… Cross References 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). 2 Samuel 5:8 On that day he said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David." That is why it is said, "The blind and the lame will never enter the palace." 1 Kings 9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 1 Kings 9:24 As soon as Pharaoh's daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces. 2 Kings 12:20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. Psalm 122:3 Jerusalem is built up as a city united together, Isaiah 29:1 Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur. Treasury of Scripture So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. city 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. Millo Judges 9:6,20 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem… 1 Kings 9:15,24 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer… 1 Kings 11:27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. Jump to Previous Area Buildeth Building Built City David Dwelleth Dwelt Fort Fortress Hand Inward Living-Place Millo Naming Residence Round Starting Strong Stronghold Supporting Terraces TowerJump to Next Area Buildeth Building Built City David Dwelleth Dwelt Fort Fortress Hand Inward Living-Place Millo Naming Residence Round Starting Strong Stronghold Supporting Terraces Tower2 Samuel 5 1. The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel,4. David's age 6. Taking Zion from the Jebusites, he dwells in it 11. Hiram sends to David, 13. Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem 17. David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim 22. And again at the mulberry trees (9) The fort.--The same word as strong hold in 2Samuel 5:7. Millo.--A word always used in Hebrew with the definite article (except in Judges 9:6; Judges 9:20), the Millo. It is probably an old Canaanitish name for the fortification on the northern end of Mount Zion, "inward" from which the palace was situated. Subsequent kings, as Solomon (1Kings 11:27) and Hezekiah (2Chronicles 32:5), saw its importance and added to its strength. On all other sides Zion was protected by precipitous ravines. There is, however, some difference of opinion about the topography of ancient Jerusalem. . . . Verse 9. - David dwelt in the fort. It was the stronghold or citadel of Zion which David took for his abode; but as he needed space for the dwellings of his mighty men, and for those who would soon flock for trade and security to the capital, David proceeded to fortify the whole of the summit. His works began from "the Millo," rendered "the citadel" by the LXX. Many, deriving the name from a Hebrew root signifying to fill, think that it was a mound, but Nature had herself supplied fit heights for defence, and it is evident that the place was called "the Millo" when David captured the city. We find "Beth-Millo" also in Judges 9:6, 20, where it signifies those who held the citadel of Shechem; and this Mills at Jerusalem was without doubt the old Jebusite keep, and the explanation of its name must be sought in the Jebusite language. As it formed one of the strongest defences of the city, it was rebuilt by Solomon (1 Kings 9:24; 1 Kings 11:27), and repaired by Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:5) in preparation for the Assyrian attack. Probably it stood at a corner, whence the phrase, "round about from the Millo and inward," or, as it is expressed in 1 Chronicles 11:8, "from the Millo inward," that is, starting from. the Millo, the walls enclosed the space behind it. In the parallel place (1 Chronicles 11:8) we find an interesting addition to the narrative, namely, that "Joab repaired the rest of the city." It appears from this that the Jebusites had occupied a good deal of the ground with their habitations, though probably the number of the tribe was not great; or possibly there remained old buildings which were the remains of the Hittite city, and which, being of massive construction, were easily made fit once again for human habitation. We see also proof of Joab's great ability in peace as well as in war. He it was who had captured the stronghold, and it was now his office to arrange the streets and plan of the city, and to assign dwellings to David's mighty men. This would be a work sure to cause jealousy and heart burnings, and no one but Joab, their old commander, could have satisfied them. We find that he assigned to one of them, Uriah the Hittite, a space of ground for a dwelling close to the royal palace. We may suppose, then, that David was now fully reconciled to the "hard sons of Zeruiah" (2 Samuel 3:39), and in the stern wars which followed David's election, he needed and had the full benefit of their vigour and ability.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Davidדָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse took up residence וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the fortress בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה (bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4686: A net, capture, a fastness and called וַיִּקְרָא־ (way·yiq·rā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read it לָ֖הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew the City עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of David. דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse He דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse built it up וַיִּ֤בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build all the way around, סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the supporting terraces הַמִּלּ֖וֹא (ham·mil·lō·w) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4407: Millo -- a rampart, the citadel inward. וָבָֽיְתָה׃ (wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 2 Samuel 5:9 NIV2 Samuel 5:9 NLT 2 Samuel 5:9 ESV 2 Samuel 5:9 NASB 2 Samuel 5:9 KJV 2 Samuel 5:9 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 5:9 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 5:9 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 5:9 French Bible 2 Samuel 5:9 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 5:9 David lived in the stronghold and called (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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