2 Samuel 5:9

9 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[a] inward.

2 Samuel 5:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
ESV
9 And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward.
NLT
9 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.
MSG
9 David made the fortress city his home and named it "City of David." He developed the city from the outside terraces inward.
CSB
9 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.

2 Samuel 5:9 In-Context

7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
8 On that day David had said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those ‘lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies. ” That is why they say, “The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.”
9 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.
10 And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 7; 1 Kings 9:15,24

Footnotes 1

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