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2 Samuel 5:9

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7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

8 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.”

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.

10 And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.

11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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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.
WEB
David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around 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.
DARBY
So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.
BLB
And David dwelt in the stronghold, and he called it the City of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.
ÅB
David tok sin bolig i borgen og kalte den Davids stad; og David bygget rundt omkring fra Milo og innover.
OTB
Så bodde David i borgen og kalte den Davids by. Og han bygde rundt omkring fra Millo og innover.
B1930
David tok sin bolig i borgen og kalte den Davids stad; og David bygget rundt omkring fra Milo og innover.

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  • 1 Kings 9:15

    This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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  • 1 Kings 9:24

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:7

    Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:5

    Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

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  • 1 Kings 11:27

    and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

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  • 1 Chronicles 11:8

    He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.

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  • Judges 9:20

    But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”

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  • Judges 9:6

    Then all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.

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