1 Chronicles 11:4

David Conquers Jerusalem

4 David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there

1 Chronicles 11:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
ESV
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is, Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
NLT
4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living.
MSG
4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (it was the old Jebus, where the Jebusites lived).
CSB
4 David and all Israel marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); the Jebusites who inhabited the land were there.

1 Chronicles 11:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 11:4

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 11:1)

1 Chronicles 11:4 In-Context

2 In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’ ”
3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had promised through Samuel.
4 David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there
5 said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
6 David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 10:16; S Genesis 15:18-21; S Joshua 3:10; S Joshua 15:8; Judges 1:21; Judges 19:10
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