1 Chronicles 11:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָצוּד
Fortress, stronghold, refuge. Matsuwd. My fortress. God is not just a shelter from the storm. He is an unassailable stronghold that no enemy can penetrate.
דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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יָשַׁב
the inhabitants of
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עִיר
was the city of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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צִיּוֹן
Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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הֵנָּה
here
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הֵנָּה
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
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יְבוּס
Jebus
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יְבוּס
Jebus, the original name of Jerusalem
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