World English Bible
2 Samuel 5:9
“David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 5
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Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
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David said on that day, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and strike the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul." Therefore they say, "The blind and the lame can't come into the house.
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David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.
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David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.
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Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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