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2 Samuel 5:9-11
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 5:9-11
International Standard Version
9 David occupied[a] the fortress, naming it the City of David. He[b] built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts[c] inward. 10 David became more and more esteemed because the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies was with him.
11 Later, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar[d] logs, carpenters, and stone masons. They built a palace for David.
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- 2 Samuel 5:9 Or lived in
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. David
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. the Millo, fortified areas of ancient Jerusalem with terraces and retaining walls
- 2 Samuel 5:11 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book
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