2 Samuel 5:9
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New International Version (©1984)
David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
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.

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.

American King James Version
So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about 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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

Darby Bible Translation
So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

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.

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 the city of David. 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,

Geneva Study Bible

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from {e} Millo and inward.

(e) He built from the town house round about to his own house 1Ch 11:8.

Wesley's Notes

5:9 Millo - Which seems to have been the town - hall or, state - house, near the wall of the city of Zion.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

9. David dwelt in the fort, &c.-Having taken it by storm, he changed its name to "the city of David," to signify the importance of the conquest, and to perpetuate the memory of the event.

David built round about from Millo and inward-probably a row of stone bastions placed on the northern side of Mount Zion, and built by David to secure himself on that side from the Jebusites, who still lived in the lower part of the city. The house of Millo was perhaps the principal corner tower of that fortified wall.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:6-10 The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings every thought into obedience to himself. May He thus come, and claim, and cleanse, each of our hearts; and, destroying every idol, may he reign there for ever!


2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.
1 Kings 9:15 Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the LORD, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Kings 9:24 As soon as Pharaoh's daughter came up from the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her, then he built the Millo. (NASB ©1995)

Area Buildeth Building Built City David Dwelleth Dwelt Fort Fortress Hand Inward Living-Place Millo Naming Residence Round Starting Strong Stronghold Supporting Terraces Tower


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

city 2Sa 5:7

Millo Jud 9:6,20 1Ki 9:15,24 11:27 1Ch 11:8 2Ch 32:5

Bible Gateway: 2 Samuel Chapter 5 Verse 9 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: all and area around built called City David fortress from He in inward it lived Millo of residence So stronghold supporting terraces the then took up

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