1 Chronicles 11:7
So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
BSB
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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Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
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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.
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
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…
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2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
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Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
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…
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…