Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 5:7
7Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
2 Samuel 5:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
- New International Version (NIV)Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
Context of 2 Samuel 5:7
5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. 6The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites had said to David, “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you” thinking, “David can’t get in here.” Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 8He said that day, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must go through the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind who are despised by David.” For this reason it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the house.” 9David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward.
Read all of 2 Samuel 52 Samuel 5:7 word by word
וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:7
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 9:11Sing to the Lord, who dwells in Zion; proclaim his deeds among the nations.
- Psalms 48:12Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers,
- Psalms 51:18In your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 87:2The Lord loves Zion’s city gates more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; he has desired it for his home:
- Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is among you in his greatness.”
- Isaiah 59:20“The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those in Jacob who turn from transgression.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Micah 4:2and many nations will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
- Romans 9:33As it is written, Look, I am putting a stone in Zion to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and the one who believes on him will not be put to shame.
- Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels, a festive gathering,
- Revelation 14:1Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- 2 Samuel 5:9David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward.
- 2 Samuel 6:10So he was not willing to bring the ark of the Lord to the city of David; instead, he diverted it to the house of Obed-edom of Gath.
- 1 Kings 2:10Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.
- 1 Kings 3:1Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter. Solomon brought her to the city of David until he finished building his palace, the Lord’s temple, and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The stronghold of Zion - Or castle 1 Chronicles 11:5, 1 Chronicles 11:7. The ancient Zion was the hill on which the temple stood, and the castle seems to have been immediately to the north of the temple. The modern Zion lies to the southwest of the temple. The same is the city of David - The name afterward given to it 2 Samuel 5:9, and by which it was known in the writer‘s time.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. 7The fortress of Zion: At this time, Jerusalem was probably a small settlement, covering about nine to twelve square acres. The pride of the Jebusites, together with the fact that no one had captured the city before, suggests that Jerusalem had strong defenses and was well protected.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the stronghold of Zion--Whether Zion be the southwestern hill commonly so-called, or the peak now level on the north of the temple mount, it is the towering height which catches the eye from every quarter--"the hill fort," "the rocky hold" of Jerusalem.Read the comment
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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
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