2 Samuel 5:9

2 Samuel 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

Context of 2 Samuel 5:9

7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). 8On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.” So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward. 10And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him. 11Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

2 Samuel 5:9 word by word

וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב דָּוִד֙ בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־לָ֖הּ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּ֤בֶן דָּוִד֙ סָבִ֔יב מִן־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא וָבָֽיְתָה׃Read the interlinear

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• took up residenceיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the fortressמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the Cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• built it upבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• all the way aroundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the supporting terracesמִלּוֹאmillô' millô' · MilloH4407
• inwardבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:9

• 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
• Judges 9:6Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
• 1 Kings 9:15This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Kings 11:27and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
• 1 Chronicles 11:8He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9David dwelt in the fort - or stronghold, (as in 2 Samuel 5:7) i. e. eventually, when the buildings were completed, which may not have been for two or three years. Millo appears to have been a fortress of some kind, the northern defense of the city of David, and to have been a part of the original Canaanite defenses of Zion, as appears probable also from there having been a fortress called the house of Millo in the Canaanite city of Shechem. (Judges 9:6…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings every thought into obedience to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9took up residence in the fortress: After capturing the city, David made the fortress in Jerusalem his home. Jerusalem was a practical place for David to rule the expanded kingdom. The city was centrally located and neutral, lying on the border between Judah and the northern territories. Its strong natural defenses and water tunnel were especially important during a siege (an attack meant to surround and cut off a city). the supporting terraces: See study…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. David dwelt in the fort, &c.--Having taken it by storm, he changed its name to "the city of David," to signify the importance of the conquest, and to perpetuate the memory of the event. David built round about from Millo and inward--probably a row of stone bastions placed on the northern side of Mount Zion, and built by David to secure himself on that side from the Jebusites, who still lived in the lower part of the city. The house of Millo was perhaps…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 5:9

• Armies
• Jebusites
• Jerusalem
• Millo
• Siege
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• David
• City of David
• Compass
• Fetch
• Jerusalem
• Joab
• Millo
• Amorites
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings