1 Chronicles 11:7

And David dwelt in the citadel,—for this cause, did they call it, The City of David.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

In Context

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.

8And he built the city round about, from Millo even as far as the circuit,—but, Joab, suffered the remainder of the city to live.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 11:5And 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.

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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