1 Chronicles 11:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Chronicles 11:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 11:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 11:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.”
1 Chronicles 11:5 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 11:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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. ”
1 Chronicles 11:5 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 11:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And 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.”
1 Chronicles 11:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 11:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
1 Chronicles 11:5 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 11:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the inhabitants of Iebus said to Dauid, Thou shalt not come in hither. Neuertheles Dauid tooke the towre of Zion, which is the city of Dauid.”
1 Chronicles 11:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 11:5 in Context — 1 Chronicles 11
3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.
4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
5 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.
6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
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What Does 1 Chronicles 11:5 Mean?
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