2 Samuel 5:9
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So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
In other translations
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּשֶׁבvaiyeshevand he dweltH3427דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732בַּמְּצֻדָהbametzudahin the strongholdH4686וַיִּקְרָא־vaiyikra'-and he calledH7121לָהּlah<to> <the> itעִיר'ir[the] city ofH5892דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732וַיִּבֶןvaiyivenand he builtH1129דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732סָבִיבsavivround aboutH5439מִן־min-fromH4480הַמִּלּוֹאhamilo'the MilloH4407וָבָיְתָה׃vavayetahand [the] inside towardsH1004
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.
- 1 Kings 9:15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 2 Chronicles 32:5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
- 1 Kings 11:27And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
- 2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
- 1 Chronicles 11:8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
- 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.But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
- Judges 9:6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
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Topics
People and places
People: David
Places: City of David, Millo