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1 Chronicles 11:6
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1 Chronicles 11:6
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And David saith, `Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.
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1 Chronicles 11:6 Meaning and Commentary
1 Chronicles 11:6
(
See Gill on
1 Chronicles 11:1
)
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
1 Chronicles 11:6 In-Context
4
And David goeth, and all Israel, to Jerusalem -- it [is] Jebus -- and there the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land.
5
And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, `Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion -- it [is] the city of David.
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And David saith, `Whoever smiteth the Jebusite first doth become head and prince;' and go up first doth Joab son of Zeruiah and becometh head.
7
And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'
8
and he buildeth the city round about, from Millo, and unto the circumference, and Joab restoreth the rest of the city.
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.