1st Chronicles Chapter 11 verse 7 Holy Bible
And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.
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And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it, The city of David.
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David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, `City of David;'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Castle.--Stronghold, fastness. (Comp. 2Samuel 5:7.) In 1Chronicles 11:5 the form is mec-d?h, here it is the rare masculine form, mec?d: comp. Ar. macad, cacumen montis.They called it.--Samuel (Hebrew), "one called it;" both in a general sense.City.--Comp. Greek, polis = acropolis.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo Davidדָּוִ֖יד (dā·wîḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessetook up residenceוַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marryin the fortress;בַּמְצָ֑ד (bam·ṣāḏ)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4679: Fastness, a strongholdthat is whyעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstit was calledקָרְאוּ־ (qā·rə·’ū-)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readthe Cityעִ֥יר (‘îr)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 5892: Excitementof David.דָּוִֽיד׃ (dā·wîḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of JesseJump to PreviousCastle City David Dwelleth Dwelt Fortress Living-Place Residence Strong Stronghold Tower
