1 Chronicles 11:7

1 Chronicles 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
• New International Version (NIV)David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the City of David.

Context of 1 Chronicles 11:7

5Then the Jebusites said to David, “You shall not come in here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). 6Now David said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief. Then David lived in the stronghold; so it was called the City of David. 8He built the city around it, from the Millo (fortification) to the surrounding area; and Joab repaired the rest of the [old Jebusite] city. 9David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.

1 Chronicles 11:7 word by word

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב דָּוִ֖יד בַּמְצָ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרְאוּ־ל֖וֹ עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the castleמְצָדmetsad metsâd metsâdâh · strongholdH4679
• therefore they calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• it the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:7

• Psalms 2:6“Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”
• 1 Chronicles 11:5Then the Jebusites said to David, “You shall not come in here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
• 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold (fortress) of Zion, that is, the City of David.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 The narrative here given fills out a manifest defect in 2 Samuel 5:8 where something has evidently dropped out of the text. The prowess of Joab on this occasion, and the part which he took in the building of the city of David 1 Chronicles 11:8, are known to us only from this passage of Chronicles.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9David conquered and rebuilt Jerusalem, making it the capital city of his rule over all of Israel.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 11:7

• Castle
• Cities
• David
• Jerusalem
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• David
• City of David
• Castle
• Chief
• David, City of
• Jerusalem
• Amasai
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary