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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward.

Context of 2 Samuel 5:9

7Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 8And David said on that day, "Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack 'the lame and the blind,' who are hated by David's soul." Therefore it is said, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house." And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward. 10And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him. 11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house.

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 5:7Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
• Judges 9:6And all the leaders of Shechem came together, and all Beth-millo, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar at Shechem.
• 1 Kings 9:15And this is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon drafted to build the house of the Lord and his own house and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Hazor and Megiddo and Gezer
• 1 Kings 11:27And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.
• 1 Chronicles 11:8And he built the city all around from the Millo in complete circuit, and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.

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