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 captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David). 8David said on that day, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the ‘lame’ and the ‘blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said, “The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.” So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards. 10David’s power grew steadily, for the Lord God who commands armies was with him. 11King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. 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 captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David).
• Judges 9:6All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
• 1 Kings 9:15Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
• 1 Kings 11:27This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
• 1 Chronicles 11:8He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He 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