2 Samuel 5:9 “So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of D…”

2 Samuel 5:9

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Dauid dwelt in that forte, and called it the citie of Dauid, and Dauid built rounde about it, from Millo, and inward.

Darby Translation

So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the 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,

Bible in Basic English

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

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Cross references

“Millo”

1 Kings 9:15 1 Kings 9:24 1 Kings 11:27 2 Chronicles 32:5 Judges 9:20 1 Chronicles 11:8

1 Kings 9:15 · BSB

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 · BSB

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.

1 Kings 11:27 · BSB

and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

2 Chronicles 32:5 · BSB

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abu…

Judges 9:20 · BSB

But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

1 Chronicles 11:8 · BSB

He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

Also

2 Samuel 5:7

2 Samuel 5:7 · BSB

Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.”

10And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.

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