Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
Parallel translations
- WEB David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.
- KJV So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about 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.
- NASB So David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
- NLT 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.
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Quick answer
David settles in the stronghold, names it the city of David, and begins building it up. He establishes and fortifies his new capital.
Overview
David takes up residence in the captured fortress, renames it the city of David, and undertakes construction from the Millo inward. This building activity signals the permanence and growth of his kingdom centered in Jerusalem. The city David founds becomes the enduring throne-city of his dynasty and a type of the everlasting kingdom of Christ.
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Cross-references · 8
- 1 Kgs 9:24But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of David’s city to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built Millo.
- 1 Kgs 9:15This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 1 Kgs 11:27This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.
- 2 Sam 5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.
- 2 Chr 32:5He took courage, built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, with the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in David’s city, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
- 1 Chr 11:8He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
- Judg 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.”
- Judg 9:6All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
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