1 Chronicles 11:7
וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִיד בַּמְצָד עַל ־ כֵּן קָרְאוּ ־ לוֹ עִיר דָּוִֽיד ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 11:5וַיֹּאמְרוּ יֹשְׁבֵי יְבוּס לְדָוִיד לֹא תָבוֹא הֵנָּה וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִיד אֶת ־ מְצֻדַת צִיּוֹן הִיא עִיר דָּוִֽיד ׃
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 11:2-10
David's Accession to the Throne. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord ; and… Read the whole commentary →