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He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then David lived in the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So David lived in the stronghold and called it the City of David. And he built all around [the surrounding area] from the Millo [fortification] and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And David dwelt in the strong hold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city [of Jerusalem] around it from the Millo to the palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After capturing the fortress, David lived in it and named it "David's City." He built the city around it, starting at the place where land was filled in on the east side of the hill. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David occupied the fortress, naming it the City of David. He built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts inward. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David lived in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And he built a city all around from the Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built around from Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward. <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 dwells in the fortress, and calls it the City of David, and David builds all around, from Millo and inward,<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 dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,<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 dwell in the fastness, and he will call it the city of David. And David will build round about from Millo and its house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then David lived in the stronghold, and he called it: the City of David. And he built it up on all sides, from Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David took up residence in the fortress which he called the City of David. David built up the city on all sides, from the Millo toward the center.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David occupied the stronghold, and named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo inward.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So David dwelt in the fort, that is, Zion; and he called it the city of David. And David built round about the fort from within.<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 sat down in Metsruth this is Zion, and he called it “The City of David”, and David built around it from within<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David dwelt in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and <i>he built</i> his own house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/5-9.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=1271" 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">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.” <span class="reftext">9</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.">So David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šeḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">took up residence</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="4686: bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A net, capture, a fastness. Or mtsuwdah; or mtsudah; for matsowd; a net, or capture; also a fastness.">in the fortress</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">it</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> <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.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">built it up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all the way around,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4407.htm" title="4407: ham·mil·lō·w (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A place near Shechem, also a citadel in Jer. Or mil-loe; from male'; a rampart, i.e. The citadel.">the supporting terraces</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">inward.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.…<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/11-7.htm">1 Chronicles 11:7-9</a></span><br />So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David. / He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city. / And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.<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_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/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_chronicles/14-1.htm">1 Chronicles 14:1-2</a></span><br />Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him. / And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-12.htm">1 Chronicles 17:12-14</a></span><br />He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. / But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">1 Chronicles 29:26-28</a></span><br />David son of Jesse was king over all Israel. / The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. / He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-2</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-14</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a></span><br />And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></span><br />Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a></span><br />My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.</p><p class="hdg">city</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a></b></br> Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same <i>is</i> the city of David.</p><p class="hdg">Millo</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-6.htm">Judges 9:6,20</a></b></br> And 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 <i>was</i> in Shechem… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">1 Kings 9:15,24</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27</a></b></br> And this <i>was</i> the cause that he lifted up <i>his</i> hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, <i>and</i> repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/27-9.htm">Area</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-35.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-35.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-1.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-3.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Fort</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/judges/9-20.htm">Millo</a> <a href="/judges/1-26.htm">Naming</a> <a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Residence</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-3.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/job/24-11.htm">Terraces</a> <a href="/judges/9-52.htm">Tower</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">Area</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">Building</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-10.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-2.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-12.htm">Fort</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">Living-Place</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Millo</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-21.htm">Naming</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-7.htm">Residence</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Round</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">Starting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Supporting</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-15.htm">Terraces</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-3.htm">Tower</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'; 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The "fortress" refers to the stronghold of Zion, a Jebusite city that David captured, which is strategically located on a hill, providing a natural defense. This move signifies the establishment of Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel. The fortress symbolizes God's provision and protection, as David consolidates his rule over a united Israel. This act fulfills God's promise to David, establishing his kingdom and foreshadowing the eternal kingdom of Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David.<p><b>and called it the City of David.</b><br>By naming the fortress the "City of David," David asserts his authority and legacy. This name not only marks his personal achievement but also signifies the beginning of Jerusalem's central role in Israel's history. The City of David becomes synonymous with the Davidic dynasty, which is crucial in biblical prophecy concerning the Messiah. The title "City of David" is later used in the New Testament to refer to Bethlehem, linking Jesus' birth to David's lineage and fulfilling messianic prophecies.<p><b>He built it up all the way around,</b><br>David's construction efforts indicate his commitment to fortifying the city, ensuring its security and prosperity. This building project reflects the importance of Jerusalem as the capital and a symbol of God's covenant with Israel. The expansion and fortification of the city demonstrate David's wisdom and leadership, as he prepares Jerusalem to be the center of worship and governance. This act of building also prefigures the future construction of the Temple by Solomon, David's son, which becomes the dwelling place of God's presence among His people.<p><b>from the supporting terraces inward.</b><br>The "supporting terraces" likely refer to the Millo, a structure or series of terraces that provided additional fortification and stability to the city's walls. This construction technique highlights the advanced engineering and architectural skills of the time. The inward building suggests a focus on strengthening the city's core, ensuring that it could withstand external threats. This inward development symbolizes the spiritual fortification of Israel, as Jerusalem becomes the heart of religious life and the center of God's covenantal promises. The emphasis on building from the terraces inward can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual growth, starting from a strong foundation and moving towards a deeper relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The anointed king of Israel, who establishes his rule by taking residence in Jerusalem, which becomes known as the City of David.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fortress.htm">The Fortress</a></b><br>Refers to the stronghold of Zion, which David captures and makes his dwelling place, signifying the establishment of his kingdom.<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 conquers it, marking it as the political and spiritual center of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/supporting_terraces.htm">Supporting Terraces</a></b><br>These are the structures or fortifications that David builds up around the city, indicating his efforts to strengthen and secure his kingdom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that becomes the capital of Israel under David's rule, symbolizing God's chosen place for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/establishing_god's_kingdom.htm">Establishing God's Kingdom</a></b><br>David's establishment of Jerusalem as the City of David is a model for how believers are to establish God's kingdom in their lives, prioritizing His presence and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fortification.htm">Spiritual Fortification</a></b><br>Just as David built up the supporting terraces, Christians are called to fortify their spiritual lives through prayer, scripture, and community, ensuring a strong foundation in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a></b><br>The transformation of Jerusalem into the City of David highlights the importance of dedicating our homes and communities to God, making them centers of worship and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_legacy.htm">Leadership and Legacy</a></b><br>David's actions in making Jerusalem his capital demonstrate the impact of godly leadership and the legacy it leaves for future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The establishment of Jerusalem as the City of David underscores God's sovereign plan in history, reminding believers of His control and purpose in their lives.<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_is_zion's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Zion and its biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_'tower_of_david'_in_song_4_4.htm">Is there archaeological evidence to support the mention of the “tower of David” and its “thousand shields” in Song of Solomon 4:4? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_archaeology_cast_doubt_on_2_sam_7.htm">Does the lack of any definitive archaeological finds supporting David’s grand monarchy cast doubt on the credibility of 2 Samuel 7? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_samuel_5_align_with_archaeology.htm">How can 2 Samuel 5’s claim of unanimous tribal support (5:1-3) be reconciled with limited archaeological evidence for widespread recognition of David’s rule? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">The fort.</span>--The same word as <span class= "ital">strong hold </span>in <a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm" title="Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.">2Samuel 5:7</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Millo.</span>--A word always used in Hebrew with the definite article (except in <a href="/judges/9-6.htm" title="And 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.">Judges 9:6</a>; <a href="/judges/9-20.htm" title="But 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.">Judges 9:20</a>), <span class= "ital">the Millo. </span>It is probably an old Canaanitish name for the fortification on the northern end of Mount Zion, "inward" from which the palace was situated. Subsequent kings, as Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm" title="And 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.">1Kings 11:27</a>) and Hezekiah (<a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm" title="Also 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.">2Chronicles 32:5</a>), saw its importance and added to its strength. On all other sides Zion was protected by precipitous ravines. There is, however, some difference of opinion about the topography of ancient Jerusalem. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">David dwelt in the fort.</span> It was the stronghold or citadel of Zion which David took for his abode; but as he needed space for the dwellings of his mighty men, and for those who would soon flock for trade and security to the capital, David proceeded to fortify the whole of the summit. His works began from "the Millo," rendered "the citadel" by the LXX. Many, deriving the name from a Hebrew root signifying to fill, think that it was a mound, but Nature had herself supplied fit heights for defence, and it is evident that the place was called "the Millo" when David captured the city. We find "Beth-Millo" also in <a href="/judges/9-6.htm">Judges 9:6, 20</a>, where it signifies those who held the citadel of Shechem; and this Mills at Jerusalem was without doubt the old Jebusite keep, and the explanation of its name must be sought in the Jebusite language. As it formed one of the strongest defences of the city, it was rebuilt by Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/9-24.htm">1 Kings 9:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">1 Kings 11:27</a>), and repaired by Hezekiah (<a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">2 Chronicles 32:5</a>) in preparation for the Assyrian attack. Probably it stood at a corner, whence the phrase, "round about from the Millo and inward," or, as it is expressed in <a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">1 Chronicles 11:8</a>, "from the Millo inward," that is, starting from. the Millo, the walls enclosed the space behind it. In the parallel place (<a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">1 Chronicles 11:8</a>) we find an interesting addition to the narrative, namely, that "Joab repaired the rest of the city." It appears from this that the Jebusites had occupied a good deal of the ground with their habitations, though probably the number of the tribe was not great; or possibly there remained old buildings which were the remains of the Hittite city, and which, being of massive construction, were easily made fit once again for human habitation. We see also proof of Joab's great ability in peace as well as in war. He it was who had captured the stronghold, and it was now his office to arrange the streets and plan of the city, and to assign dwellings to David's mighty men. This would be a work sure to cause jealousy and heart burnings, and no one but Joab, their old commander, could have satisfied them. We find that he assigned to one of them, Uriah the Hittite, a space of ground for a dwelling close to the royal palace. We may suppose, then, that David was now fully reconciled to the "hard sons of Zeruiah" (<a href="/2_samuel/3-39.htm">2 Samuel 3:39</a>), and in the stern wars which followed David's election, he needed and had the full benefit of their vigour and ability. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/5-9.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">So David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִד֙</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">took up residence</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the fortress</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<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">and called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָא־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the City</span><br /><span class="heb">עִ֣יר</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">דָּוִ֑ד</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">He</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִד֙</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">built it up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֤בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all the way around,</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֔יב</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the supporting terraces</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּלּ֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mil·lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4407.htm">Strong's 4407: </a> </span><span class="str2">Millo -- a rampart, the citadel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inward.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָבָֽיְתָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 5:9 David lived in the stronghold and called (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/5-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 5:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 5:10" /></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>