2 Samuel 5:9

David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.

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In The King James Version

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

In Context

8David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up to the watercourse and strike those lame and blind, who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame can’t come into the house.”

10David grew greater and greater, for the LORD, the God of Armies, was with him.

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Cross References

Judges 9:20but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”

2 Samuel 6:10So David would not move the LORD’s ark to be with him in David’s city; but David carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house.

1 Kings 9:15This is the reason of the forced labor which King Solomon conscripted: to build the LORD’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

1 Kings 11:27This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.

1 Chronicles 11:8He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

Nehemiah 3:15Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the spring gate. He built it, covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars; and he repaired the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, even to the stairs that go down from David’s city.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:7-11

David Takes Mount Sion. ( b. c. 1047.) 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he… Read the whole commentary →

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