New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 11:5
5The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called 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
3So there at Hebron, David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel, just as the Lord had promised through Samuel. 4Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (or Jebus, as it used to be called), where the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land, were living. The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. 6David had said to his troops, “Whoever is first to attack the Jebusites will become the commander of my armies!” And Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, was first to attack, so he became the commander of David’s armies. 7David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is 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 kills me, then we will be your slaves. But if I kill him, you will be our slaves!
- 1 Kings 8:1Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of the Israelites. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion.
- 2 Chronicles 5:2Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of tribes—the leaders of the ancestral families of Israel. They were to bring the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant to the Temple from its location in the City of David, also known as Zion.
- Psalms 2:6For the Lord declares, “I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, on my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.
- Psalms 48:2It is high and magnificent; the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King!
- Psalms 78:68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loved.
- Psalms 87:2He loves the city of Jerusalem more than any other city in Israel.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Jerusalem; he has desired it for his home.
- Lamentations 4:11But now the anger of the Lord is satisfied. His fierce anger has been poured out. He started a fire in Jerusalem that burned the city to its foundations.
- Romans 9:33God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said, “I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that makes people stumble, a rock that makes them fall. But anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
- Hebrews 12:22No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.
- Revelation 14:1Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- 1 Chronicles 11:7David made the fortress his home, and that is why it is called the City of David.
- 2 Samuel 5:9So 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.
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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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