1 Chronicles 11:4
in 1 Chronicles 11Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
KJV
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 11
Commentary
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marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus)
on 1 Chronicles 11:4-6
Jerusalem falls to David, and the text keeps the city's older name, Jebus. Joab son of Zeruiah went up first and won the chief command David had offered. This passage alone credits him with the feat, for 2 Samuel 5:8 records the siege without naming who led it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Farewell likewise, grand and renowned temple, our new inheritance, whose greatness is now due to the Word, which once was a Jebus and has now been made by us a Jerusalem.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| דָּוִ֧יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| הִ֣יא | hi' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| יְב֑וּס | yevus | [was] Jebus | H2982 → | |
| וְשָׁם֙ | vesham | and [were] there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| הַיְבוּסִ֔י | hayvusi | the Jebusite[s] | H2983 → | 41 times |
| יֹשְׁבֵ֖י | yoshevei | [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
דָּוִ֧ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
הִ֣יאit
hi'H1931 →1879 times
יְב֑וּס[was] Jebus
yevusH2982 →
וְשָׁם֙and [were] there
veshamH8033 →834 times
הַיְבוּסִ֔יthe Jebusite[s]
hayvusiH2983 →41 times
יֹשְׁבֵ֖י[the] inhabitants of
yosheveiH3427 →1079 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Joshua 15:63But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
it leads to
- Judges 1:8
Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 5:6–9
Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 1:21
The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
- 1 Chronicles 11:4–8
Then David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
- Judges 1:8
Through
Joshua 15:8From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom…
it leads to
- Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 18:16
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the…
- Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Judges 19:10
But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
- Joshua 15:63
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles

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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Gregory of Nazianzus, THE LAST FAREWELL, ORATION 42.26 and Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.
