⁷ Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion^(A)—which is the City of David.^(B)

⁹ David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces^[a](A) inward.

¹⁰ And he became more and more powerful,^(A) because the Lord God Almighty^(B) was with him.^(C)