KJV King James Version
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 5:9
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
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BSB 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.
WEB World English Bible
David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.
ASV 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.
YLT 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,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 5
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.
8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, [that are] hated of David’s soul, [he shall be chief and captain]. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts [was] with him.
11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
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וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הH4686 · ma.tsu.dahnetוַיִּקְרָא־H7121 · qa.rato call: call toלָ֖הּH9034 · haherעִ֣ירH5892 · irexcitementדָּוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיִּ֤בֶןH1129 · ba.nahto buildדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidסָבִ֔יבH5439 · sa.vivaroundמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמִּלּ֖וֹאH4407 · mil.loMilloוָבָֽיְתָה׃H1004 · betplace
Cross-references
1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.1 Kings 9:15And 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 11:27And 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.2 Chronicles 32:5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.1 Chronicles 11:8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.Judges 9:20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.Judges 9:6And 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.
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