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2 Samuel 5:7–10

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Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.
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From verse 7

  1. 1 Kings 2:10Rank 1 from verse 7
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    10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  2. 2 Samuel 6:12Rank 2 from verse 7
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    12¶ And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

  3. 2 Samuel 6:16Rank 3 from verse 7
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    16And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:7Rank 4 from verse 7
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    7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

  5. 1 Kings 3:1Rank 5 from verse 7
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    1AND Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

  6. 1 Kings 8:1Rank 6 from verse 7
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    1THEN Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

  7. 2 Chronicles 24:16Rank 7 from verse 7
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    16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

  8. 2 Chronicles 5:2Rank 8 from verse 7
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    2¶ Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

  9. 2 Samuel 5:9Rank 9 from verse 7
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    9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

  10. 2 Samuel 6:10Rank 10 from verse 7
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    10So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  11. Hebrews 12:22Rank 11 from verse 7
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    22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

  12. Isaiah 12:6Rank 12 from verse 7
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    6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  13. Isaiah 59:20Rank 13 from verse 7
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    20¶ And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.

  14. Micah 4:2Rank 14 from verse 7
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    2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  15. Psalms 132:13Rank 15 from verse 7
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    13For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

  16. Psalms 2:6Rank 16 from verse 7
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  17. Psalms 48:12Rank 17 from verse 7
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    12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

  18. Psalms 51:18Rank 18 from verse 7
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    18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

  19. Psalms 87:2Rank 19 from verse 7
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    2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

  20. Psalms 9:11Rank 20 from verse 7
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    11Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

  21. Revelation 14:1Rank 21 from verse 7
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    1AND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

  22. Romans 9:33Rank 22 from verse 7
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    33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

From verse 8

  1. 1 Chronicles 11:6–9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

    7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

    8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

    9So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.

  2. Joshua 15:16–17Rank 2 from verse 8
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    16¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

    17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

  3. 1 Samuel 17:25Rank 3 from verse 8
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    25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

From verse 9

  1. 1 Kings 9:15Rank 1 from verse 9
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    15¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  2. 1 Kings 9:24Rank 2 from verse 9
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    24¶ But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.

  3. 1 Kings 11:27Rank 3 from verse 9
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    27And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

  4. 2 Chronicles 32:5Rank 4 from verse 9
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    5Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

  5. 2 Samuel 5:7Rank 5 from verse 9
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    7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

  6. 1 Chronicles 11:8Rank 6 from verse 9
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    8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

  7. Judges 9:20Rank 7 from verse 9
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    20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

  8. Judges 9:6Rank 8 from verse 9
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    6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

From verse 10

  1. 2 Samuel 3:1Rank 1 from verse 10
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    1NOW there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

  2. Psalms 46:11Rank 2 from verse 10
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    11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  3. Romans 8:31Rank 3 from verse 10
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    31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  4. Daniel 2:44–45Rank 4 from verse 10
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    44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

    45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  5. Isaiah 9:7Rank 5 from verse 10
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    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  6. Luke 2:52Rank 6 from verse 10
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    52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

  7. Proverbs 4:18Rank 7 from verse 10
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  8. Psalms 46:7Rank 8 from verse 10
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    7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  9. Genesis 21:22Rank 9 from verse 10
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    22¶ And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

  10. Isaiah 8:9–10Rank 10 from verse 10
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    9¶ Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

    10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  11. Job 17:9Rank 11 from verse 10
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    9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

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2 Samuel 5:7

COMBINED MEANING

strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 5:8

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

smiteth

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Third-person singular present form of smite (to strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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lame

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Sense 1: Impaired or unsound in a foot or leg so as not to walk normally. Sense 2: Figuratively, weak or impaired.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blind

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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hated

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

captain

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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2 Samuel 5:9

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fort

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Sense 1: A fortified place or stronghold. Sense 2: A defensive or siege fortification built against a city.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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inward

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1. Within or toward the inside. 2. Belonging to the inner person. 3. Intimate or close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 5:10

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

grew

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Increased or developed in size, age, maturity, number, strength, influence, severity, or condition; arose and progressed from a smaller or earlier state.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:6¶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

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5:8And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

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5:9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

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5:10And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

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