1 Chronicles 11:5

And the inhabitants of Jebus said unto David, Thou shalt not come in hither,—But David captured the citadel of Zion, the same, is the city of David.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Then went David and all Israel to Jerusalem, the same, was Jebus,—where were the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land.

6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, first, shall become a chief, and a ruler,—So then Joab son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became a chief.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:9If he prevail in fighting with me, and smite me, then will we become your servants,—but, if, I, prevail over him, and smite him, then shall ye become our servants, and serve, us.

1 Samuel 17:36Thy servant could slay, either a lion or a bear,—and, this uncircumcised Philistine, shall become, as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God.

2 Samuel 6:10So David would not remove unto him the ark of Yahweh, unto the city of David,—but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite.

1 Kings 8:1Then, did Solomon call together the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, chiefs of the fathers of the sons of Israel, unto King Solomon in Jerusalem,—that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, out of the city of David, the same is Zion.

2 Chronicles 5:2Then, Solomon called together the elders of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, the ancestral leaders of the sons of Israel, unto Jerusalem,—to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the city of David, the same, is Zion.

Psalms 9:11Sing ye praise to Yahweh, who is seated in Zion, Tell among the peoples his doings.

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 →

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