David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
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David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it David’s city.
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And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 11:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.
- 1 Chronicles 11:5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
- Psalms 2:6 “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 11:7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore…
1Ch 11:7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
Ver. 7. And David dwelt in the castle.] Herein he became a type of Christ, who subdueth all our enemies, and openeth unto us the heavenly Jerusalem.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. the castle] R.V. the strong hold (as in…
7. the castle] R.V. the strong hold (as in 1Ch_11:5).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Castle.—Stronghold, fastness. (Comp. 2Sa_5:7.) In 1Ch_11:5 the form…
(7) Castle.—Stronghold, fastness. (Comp. 2Sa_5:7.) In 1Ch_11:5 the form is meçûdâh, here it is the rare masculine form, meçâd: comp. Ar. maçâd, cacumen montis.
They called it.—Samuel (Hebrew), “one called it;” both in a general sense.
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City.—Comp. Greek, polis = acropolis.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The city of David.
The city of David.
Hitherto the city which crowned the height overlooking the Kedren valley was known as Jebus, and was held by the "people of the land." But from this time forth it was known as "the city of David," and its stronghold, Zion, with Mille and the adjacent quarters, constituted the famous and historical capital of the united kingdom Jerusalem. Observe the significant name here given to it. Jerusalem was called "the city of David because it was
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I THE TROPHY OF DAVID"S VALOUR. It was his prowess and that of his captain, Joab, that wrested the stronghold from the hands of the heathen.
II THE STRUCTURE OF DAVID"S REGAL MAGNIFICENCE AND WARLIKE STRATEGY, Probably before this time it was nothing but a primitive fortress, strongly placed upon rocky heights. But David "built the city round about," and "Joab repaired the rest of the city." Henceforth "Jerusalem was a city compact together.
III THE SCENE OF DAVID"S REIGN. Hebron was too far south to be a suitable capital for the united kingdom. Nature made Jerusalem for a metropolis. Here the king lived and ruled, prospered, sinned, suffered, and died.
IV THE SEAT OF DAVID"S LINE. His son Solomon and the successive occupants of the throne of Judah held sway in this city, and some of them added to its splendour and its strength. Amidst its varying fortunes, its sieges, its dismantlements, its rebuildings, its festivities, Jerusalem retained the imperishable interest conferred by its association with the great founder of the Hebrew monarchy and dynasty. It was itself a memorial of its founder"s name and life.
V THE SCENE OF THE MINISTRY AND OF THE SEPULTURE OF DAVID"S SON AND LORD. Many of our Saviour"s miracles were performed, many of Christ"s discourses were delivered, in Jerusalem. It was over this city that Jesus wept; it was this city that Jesus entered in his lowly triumph; it was in this city that he died, for "it could not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem;" and after our Lord"s ascension, when his apostles preached his gospel, they were instructed to do so, "beginning at Jerusalem.
VI IN ITS DESOLATION AND DESTRUCTION IT FURNISHED AN EXAMPLE OF RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE EXECUTED ON DAVID"S POSTERITY. David"s nation rejected David"s Lord, and, according to his own prediction, their unbelief involved their metropolis in ruin.
It moves me, Romans! It confounds the counsel of my firm philosophy, That ruin"s merciless ploughshare should pass o"er And barren salt be sown on yon proud city!
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He built the city all around ... Joab restored…
He built the city all around ... Joab restored the rest of the city
The word "he" refers to David. The reader should understand that David and Joab were probably in charge of other men who made the fortifications. (See: Metonymy)
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This likely refers to a terraced structure that consisted of retaining walls with dirt filled in behind them. (See: Translate Unknowns)
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