Divrey Hayamim Alef 11:6

6 And Dovid said, Whosoever attacketh the Yevusi barishonah shall be Rosh and Sar. So Yoav Ben Tzeruyah went up first, and became Rosh.

Divrey Hayamim Alef 11:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:6

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)

Divrey Hayamim Alef 11:6 In-Context

4 And Dovid and Kol Yisroel went to Yerushalayim, which is Yevus; where the Yevusi were, the inhabitants of ha’aretz.

5 And the inhabitants of Yevus said to Dovid, Thou shalt not come in here. Nevertheless Dovid took the Metzudat Tziyon, which is Ir Dovid.

6 And Dovid said, Whosoever attacketh the Yevusi barishonah shall be Rosh and Sar. So Yoav Ben Tzeruyah went up first, and became Rosh.

7 And Dovid dwelt in the Metzad; therefore they called it Ir Dovid.

8 And he built the Ir around it, even from the Millo to the surrounding area, and Yoav repaired the rest of the Ir.