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1 Chronicles 11:7

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So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 11

Commentary

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This site's exposition

So David took up residence in the fortress

on 1 Chronicles 11:7-9

David took up residence in the fortress, and that is why it was called the City of David. Joab restored the rest of the city while David built the city around it. Verse 9 states the reason: David became greater and greater, for the LORD of Hosts was with him.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the L ORD concerning Israel. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had;

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The words behind it

9 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he dwelt

    vaiyeshevH3427 →1079 times

  • דָּוִ֖ידDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • בַּמְצָ֑דin the fortress

    bamtzadH4679 →11 times

  • עַל־there-

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • כֵּ֥ן-fore

    kenH3651 →771 times

  • קָרְאוּ־people called

    kareu-H7121 →733 times

  • ל֖וֹ<to> it

    lo

  • עִ֥יר[the] city of

    ʾirH5892 →1090 times

  • דָּוִֽיד׃David

    davidH1732 →999 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

7 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Psalms 65:1Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.4 works2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).3 worksPsalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”2 works1 Chronicles 11:5The 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).2 works1 Kings 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.2 works1 Kings 8:1At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.2 works
The other 1 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Kings 3:1Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 2:6

    “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

    it leads to

    • Revelation 14:1

      Then 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.

    • Matthew 28:18

      Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

    • Psalms 45:6

      Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

    • Ephesians 1:22

      And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

    • Isaiah 9:6–7

      For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…

  • Through

    2 Samuel 5:7

    Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 2:10

      Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.

    • 2 Samuel 6:12

      Now 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…

    • 2 Samuel 6:16

      As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him…

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
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