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

7But David did get in and he took Zion, the city's strong place. It is now called ‘The City of David’. 8On that day, David said to his men, ‘We must attack my enemies, the Jebusites. To do that, we must go into the city through the water tunnel. Then we will see if their blind and lame people can stop us! I hate them all.’ That is why people still say, ‘Anybody who is blind or lame must not go into the palace.’ Then David went to live in the strong place of the city. He called it ‘The City of David’. He built more houses all around it, from the edge of the hill into the city. 10David became more and more powerful because the Lord God Almighty was with him. 11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent some of his men to David. They brought wood from Lebanon's cedar trees. Men who could work with wood and stone also came. 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the fortמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• it the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• from Milloמִלּוֹאmillô' millô' · MilloH4407
• and inwardבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 5:9

• 2 Samuel 5:7But David did get in and he took Zion, the city's strong place. It is now called ‘The City of David’.
• Judges 9:6Then the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo met together. They took Abimelech to the oak tree near the pillar of rock in Shechem. There they made Abimelech king.
• 1 Kings 9:15Solomon made people work on the buildings for him. This is how he used them to build the Lord's temple, the king's palace, the Millo and the wall around Jerusalem. They also did work on the towns called Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
• 1 Kings 11:27This is what happened: Solomon had built the Millo. He had also mended the walls of the City of David his father.
• 1 Chronicles 11:8David built more houses all around it, from the edge of the hill to the city's walls. Joab built up again the other buildings in the city.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5King Hezekiah's men worked hard to repair the city's walls where they had broken. Hezekiah built towers on the walls. He also built another wall outside the first wall. He made the Millo around the City of David stronger, too. He also made many 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