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


In Context

6 And the king goeth, and his men, to Jerusalem, unto the Jebusite, the inhabitant of the land, and they speak to David, saying, 'Thou dost not come in hither, except thou turn aside the blind and the lame;' saying, 'David doth not come in hither.'

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

8 And David saith on that day, 'Any one smiting the Jebusite, (let him go up by the watercourse), and the lame and the blind — the hated of David's soul,' — because the blind and lame say, 'He doth not come into the house.'

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

10 and David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, is with him.

11 And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:9And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

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 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.