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


In Context

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.

10 And he went on prospering and growing up, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

11 And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.

2 Samuel 5:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:9David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:9And David dwelt in the strong hold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built around from Millo and inward.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it — City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.