1 Chronicles 11:5
What does 1 Chronicles 11:5 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 11:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, `Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion--it <FI>is<Fi> the city of David.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David: Thou shalt not come in here. But David took the castle of Sion, which is the city of David.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 14:1
And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
- 2 Samuel 6:12
And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
- Psalms 122:5
For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
- 1 Chronicles 11:7
And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
- Psalms 132:13
For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
- 1 Samuel 17:26
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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