2 Samuel 5:9
Strong's Lexicon
So David
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

took up residence
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

in the fortress
בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה (bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4686: 1) net, prey, net prey 1a) net 1b) prey 2) fastness, stronghold

and called
וַיִּקְרָא־ (way·yiq·rā-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

it
לָ֖הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

the City
עִ֣יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

of David.
דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

He
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

built it up
וַיִּ֤בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

all the way around,
סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the supporting terraces
הַמִּלּ֖וֹא (ham·mil·lō·w)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4407: Millo = 'rampart' or 'mound' 1) a place near Shechem; site unknown 2) a part of the fortifications of Jerusalem

inward.
וָבָֽיְתָה׃ (wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it—City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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 .

New American Standard Bible
So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

King James Bible
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward.

New American Standard Bible
So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
David occupied the fortress, naming it the City of David. He built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts inward.

NET Bible
So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

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

English Revised Version
And David dwelt in the strong hold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Young's Literal Translation
And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,
















Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7
Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

2 Samuel 5:8
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

1 Kings 9:15
And 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.

1 Kings 9:24
But 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.

2 Kings 12:20
And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

Psalm 122:3
Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

Isaiah 29:1
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

2 Samuel 1:1
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

2 Samuel 5:6
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

2 Samuel 5:10
And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

2 Samuel 5:11
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
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