1 Chronicles 11:5

Modern

The 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).

Traditional

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

Literal

And those dwelling in Jebus said to David, “You shall not come in here.” And David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).

Latin

Dixeruntque qui habitabant in Jebus ad David: Non ingredieris huc. Porro David cepit arcem Sion, quæ est civitas David,

Hebrew

English

The 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).

David conquered and rebuilt Jerusalem, making it the capital city of his rule over all of Israel.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 132:13
For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
2 Samuel 6:10
So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
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.
Psalm 87:5
And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
Psalm 122:5
For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
Psalm 78:68
But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
1 Chronicles 11:7
So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
Psalm 87:2
The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Lamentations 4:11–12
The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.
Hebrews 12:22
Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
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 of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
Psalm 48:12–13
March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions