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.
• 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.
• 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 captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David. 8On that day David had said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those ‘lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies.” That is why they say, “The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.” 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. 10And he became more and more powerful, because the Lord God Almighty was with him. 11Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and 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 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
• Judges 9:6Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo gathered beside the great tree at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.
• 1 Kings 9:15Here is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
• 1 Kings 11:27Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father.
• 1 Chronicles 11:8He built up the city around it, from the terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
• 2 Chronicles 32:5Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces of the City of David. He also made large numbers of 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