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2 Samuel 5:9-11
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 Samuel 5:9-11
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built the city ⌞of Jerusalem⌟ around it from the Millo [a] to the palace. 10 David continued to grow more powerful because the Lord God [b] of Armies was with him.
David’s Palace, Wives, and Children in Jerusalem(A)
11 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.
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- 5:9 The exact place referred to as “the Millo” is unknown.
- 5:10 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek, 1 Chronicles 11:9 omit “God .”
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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