2 Samuel 5:9

David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.

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WEBBE

David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.

BSB

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.

KJV

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

ASV

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

BBE

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

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וַיֵּשֶׁב vai·ye·shev and he dwelt H3427 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 בַּמְּצֻדָה ba·me·tzu·dah in the stronghold H4686 וַיִּקְרָא־ vai·yik·ra'- and he called H7121 לָהּ lah (to) (the) it H9034 עִיר 'ir [the] city of H5892 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וַיִּבֶן vai·yi·ven and he built H1129 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 סָבִיב sa·viv round about H5439 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַמִּלּוֹא ha·mi·lo' the Millo H4407 וָבָיְתָה va·va·ye·tah and [the] inside towards H1004

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–10

The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings every thought into obedience to himself. May He thus come, and claim, and cleanse, each of our hearts; and, destroying every idol, may he reign there for ever!

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1 Chronicles 11:7–8

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David Millo

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.