7But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.


In Context

4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

5 In Hebron he reigned over Juda seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned three and thirty years over all Israel and Juda.

6 And the king and all the men that were with him went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites the inhabitants of the land: and they said to David: Thou shalt not come in hither unless thou take away the blind and the lame that say: David shall not come in hither.

7 But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.

8 For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple.

9 And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

2 Samuel 5:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:7And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it is the city of David.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.