God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 11:5
5They told David, “You will never get in here.” But David captured the fortress Zion (that is, the City of David).
1 Chronicles 11:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
- New International Version (NIV)said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You will not come in here." Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
Context of 1 Chronicles 11:5
3All the leaders of Israel had come to Hebron. David made an agreement with them at Hebron in front of the Lord. So they anointed David king of Israel, as the Lord had spoken through Samuel. 4David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites were living in that region. They told David, “You will never get in here.” But David captured the fortress Zion (that is, the City of David). 6Now, David said, “Whoever is the first to kill a Jebusite will be made a general and a prince.” Zeruiah’s son Joab was the first to go ⌞into Jerusalem⌟, so he became the general. 7David lived in the fortress, so it was called the City of David.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 111 Chronicles 11:5 word by word
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י יְבוּס֙ לְדָוִ֔יד לֹ֥א תָב֖וֹא הֵ֑נָּה וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֔וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- of Jebusיְבוּסyebûs · JebusH2982
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- Thou shalt not comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- the castleמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 11:5
- 1 Samuel 17:9If he can fight me and kill me, then we will be your slaves. But if I overpower him and kill him, then you will be our slaves and serve us.”
- 1 Kings 8:1Then Solomon assembled the respected leaders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the Israelite families. They came to King Solomon in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord’s promise from the City of David (that is, Zion).
- 2 Chronicles 5:2Then Solomon assembled the respected leaders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the Israelite families. They came to Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord’s promise from the City of David (that is, Zion).
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 9:11Make music to praise the Lord, who is enthroned in Zion. Announce to the nations what he has done.
- Psalms 48:2Its beautiful peak is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion is on the northern ridge. It is the city of the great king.
- Psalms 78:68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
- Psalms 87:2The Lord loves the city of Zion more than any other place in Jacob.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken. It remains firm forever.
- Psalms 132:13The Lord has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.
- Lamentations 4:11The Lord’s fury has accomplished his purpose. He unleashed his burning anger. He started a fire in Zion that even burned its foundations.
- Romans 9:33As Scripture says, “I am placing a rock in Zion that people trip over, a large rock that people find offensive. Whoever believes in him will not be ashamed.”
- Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to tens of thousands of angels joyfully gathered together
- Revelation 14:1I looked, and the lamb was standing on Mount Zion. There were 144,000 people with him who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- 1 Chronicles 11:7David lived in the fortress, so it was called the City of David.
- 2 Samuel 5:9David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city ⌞of Jerusalem⌟ around it from the Millo to the palace.
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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
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