5And 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.


In Context

2 Even aforetime, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah thy God said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.

3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah through Samuel.

4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

5 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.

6 And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

7 And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

1 Chronicles 11:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:5said to David, "You will not get in here." Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:5And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:5And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:5And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, |You shall not come in here.| Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:5And 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, You shall not come here. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.