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David Conquers Jerusalem

1 Chronicles 11:5

In 11 translations

BSB
The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
KJV
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
WEB
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.
ASV
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
LSV
And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, “You do not come in here”; and David captures the fortress of Zion—it [is] the City of David.
YLT
And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, 'Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion — it [is] the city of David.
DBY
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
DRC
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: Thou shalt not come in here. But David took the castle of Sion, which is the city of David.
GNV
And the inhabitants of Iebus said to Dauid, Thou shalt not come in hither. Neuertheles Dauid tooke the towre of Zion, which is the city of Dauid.
JPS
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: 'Thou shalt not come in hither.' Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
LXXE
Thou shalt not enter in hither. But he took the strong hold of Sion: this is the city of David.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ יֹשְׁבֵ֤י יְבוּס֙ לְדָוִ֔יד לֹ֥א תָב֖וֹא הֵ֑נָּה וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֔וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽיד׃
LXX-Br
καὶ προκατελάβετο τὴν περιοχὴν Σιών· αὕτη ἡ πόλις Δαυίδ.

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  • Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
  • 2 Samuel 6:12Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into…
  • 1 Chronicles 11:7So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
  • Romans 9:33as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  • Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
  • Psalms 48:12–13March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
  • Psalms 125:1–2Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
  • 1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
  • Revelation 14:1Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
  • Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
  • 2 Samuel 5:9So 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.
  • Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
  • Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  • Psalms 122:5For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
  • Psalms 87:5And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
  • Psalms 48:2Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

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