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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same <i>is</i> the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that <i>is,</i> the City of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, that is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold (fortress) of Zion, that is, the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But David captured the fortress Zion (that is, the City of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But David did capture their fortress of Zion, and it became known as "David's City.") <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even so, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now known as the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David captures the fortress of Zion, it [is] the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will take the fastness of Zion: this the city of David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But David seized the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David nevertheless captured the fortress of Zion, which is the City of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion, which is now the city of David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David seized Metsruth of Zion, this is the city of David<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David took first the hold of Sion: this <i>is</i> the city of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/5-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1250" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm">David Conquers Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6</span>Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">Nevertheless, David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: way·yil·kōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="4686: mə·ṣu·ḏaṯ (N-fsc) -- A net, capture, a fastness. Or mtsuwdah; or mtsudah; for matsowd; a net, or capture; also a fastness.">the fortress</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">(that is,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the City</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David).</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-5.htm">1 Chronicles 11:5</a></span><br />The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16</a></span><br />‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10-11</a></span><br />Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. / The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-4.htm">1 Chronicles 11:4-9</a></span><br />Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land. / The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). / Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></span><br />Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">1 Kings 9:24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></span><br />I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-8.htm">1 Kings 15:8</a></span><br />And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-24.htm">1 Kings 15:24</a></span><br />And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-50.htm">1 Kings 22:50</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">2 Chronicles 12:13</a></span><br />Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a></span><br />Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.</p><p class="hdg">Zion</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6</a></b></br> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-11.htm">Psalm 9:11</a></b></br> Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Psalm 48:12</a></b></br> Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.</p><p class="hdg">the same</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9</a></b></br> So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm">2 Samuel 6:10</a></b></br> So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10</a></b></br> So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-20.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/judges/9-50.htm">Captureth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-3.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-9.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-39.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Captureth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">The tribes come to Hebron and anoint David over Israel,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">David's age</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">Taking Zion from the Jebusites, he dwells in it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Hiram sends to David,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">David, directed by God, smites the Philistines at Baal-perazim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm">And again at the mulberry trees</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Nevertheless</b><br>This word indicates a contrast or exception to what was previously mentioned. In the context of <a href="/2_samuel/5.htm">2 Samuel 5</a>, the Jebusites, who inhabited Jerusalem, were confident that David could not conquer their stronghold. Despite their confidence and the natural defenses of the city, David's success demonstrates God's providence and the fulfillment of His promises to David.<p><b>David captured</b><br>David's capture of Jerusalem marks a significant moment in his reign. It signifies the unification of the tribes of Israel under his leadership. David's military prowess and strategic acumen are evident here, as he successfully takes a city that had resisted conquest for centuries. This victory also fulfills God's promise to David of establishing his kingdom.<p><b>the fortress of Zion</b><br>Zion refers to the fortified hill in Jerusalem, which was a stronghold of the Jebusites. The term "Zion" later becomes synonymous with Jerusalem and, in a broader sense, the entire nation of Israel. Theologically, Zion holds significant importance as it becomes the spiritual and political center of Israel. It is often used in prophetic literature to symbolize God's presence and His future kingdom.<p><b>(that is, the City of David)</b><br>The City of David refers to the area of Jerusalem that David established as his capital. This designation highlights David's role in transforming Jerusalem into the political and spiritual heart of Israel. The City of David becomes a symbol of Davidic kingship and God's covenant with David, which is further elaborated in <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>. This area is also significant in biblical archaeology, as excavations have uncovered structures dating back to David's time, providing historical validation of the biblical narrative.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The anointed king of Israel, known for his heart after God and his military prowess. In this passage, he captures Jerusalem, establishing it as the political and spiritual center of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortress_of_zion.htm">Fortress of Zion</a></b><br>A stronghold in Jerusalem, symbolizing strength and protection. It becomes synonymous with the City of David after its capture.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/city_of_david.htm">City of David</a></b><br>The name given to Jerusalem after David's conquest, marking it as the capital of his kingdom and a central location for Israelite worship and governance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jebusites.htm">Jebusites</a></b><br>The original inhabitants of Jerusalem, who were defeated by David and his men, allowing the city to become the capital of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>A city of great significance in biblical history, serving as the political and spiritual heart of Israel and later, a central location in the life of Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a></b><br>David's capture of Jerusalem demonstrates God's hand in establishing leaders according to His purpose. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty over their lives and leadership roles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_strongholds.htm">Spiritual Strongholds</a></b><br>Just as David captured a physical stronghold, Christians are called to overcome spiritual strongholds through faith and reliance on God's power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_jerusalem.htm">Significance of Jerusalem</a></b><br>Understanding the historical and spiritual significance of Jerusalem helps believers appreciate its role in biblical prophecy and its future importance in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a></b><br>David's success was a result of both his faith in God and his decisive action. Believers are encouraged to combine faith with action in their spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Just as Jerusalem became the City of David, believers are given a new identity in Christ, called to live as citizens of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_walls_of_jerusalem.htm">What are the Walls of Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_zion's_role_in_prophecy.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_zionism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on Zionism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_you_believe_in_what_you_cannot_see.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The stronghold of Zion: the same is the city of David.</span> Zion was the hill on the southwestern side of the city; but we learn from ver. 9 that the Jebusites had not occupied the whole of it, but a part only, which was their <span class="accented">stronghold</span>, round which there would be scattered dwellings, as the whole tribe dwelt there. The total area of the hill top was about sixty acres, and it was now quickly covered with houses, and called "the city of David," after its captor. The view of Dr. Birch and others, that the stronghold of Zion was Ophel, is rendered untenable by the fact that this southern tongue of Mount Moriah is completely commanded by other parts of the hill. According to Gesenius, Zion means "sunny;" others render it "the dry hill;" others, "lofty;" and Furst, "the castle." None of these derivations is of any real value, as the word is probably Hittite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/5-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Nevertheless, David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">captured</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·kōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fortress</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצֻדַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣu·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4686.htm">Strong's 4686: </a> </span><span class="str2">A net, capture, a fastness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zion</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיּ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">(that is,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the City</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David).</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>