2 Samuel 5:9
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And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

city

2 Samuel 5:7 But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.

Millo

Judges 9:6,20 And all the men of Sichem were gathered together, and all the families of the city of Mello: and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak that stood in Sichem. . . .

1 Kings 9:15,24 This is the sum of the expenses, which king Solomon offered to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mello, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Heser, and Mageddo, and Gazer. . . .

1 Kings 11:27 And this is the cause of his rebellion against him; for Solomon built Mello, and filled up the breach of the city of David, his father.

1 Chronicles 11:8 And he built the city round about from Mello all round, and Joab built the rest of the city.

2 Chronicles 32:5 He built up also with great diligence all the wall that had been broken down, and built towers upon it, and another wall without: and he repaired Mello in the city of David, and made all sorts of arms and shields:

Context
David Conquers Jerusalem
8For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple. 9And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.10And he went on prospering and growing up, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:7
But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.

2 Samuel 5:8
For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple.

1 Kings 9:15
This is the sum of the expenses, which king Solomon offered to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Mello, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Heser, and Mageddo, and Gazer.

1 Kings 9:24
And the daughter of Pharao came up out of the city of David to her house, which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Mello.

2 Kings 12:20
And his servants arose, and conspired among themselves, and slew Joas, in the house of Mello, in the descent of Sella.

Psalm 122:3
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.

Isaiah 29:1
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel the city which David took: year is added to year. the solemnities are at an end.

Lexicon
So David
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

took up residence
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the fortress
בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה (bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4686: A net, capture, a fastness

and called
וַיִּקְרָא־ (way·yiq·rā-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

it
לָ֖הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

the City
עִ֣יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

of David.
דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

He
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

built it up
וַיִּ֤בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

all the way around,
סָבִ֔יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

the supporting terraces
הַמִּלּ֖וֹא (ham·mil·lō·w)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4407: Millo -- a rampart, the citadel

inward.
וָבָֽיְתָה׃ (wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

And David dwelt in the hold, and it was called the city of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and he built his own house.

So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

And David dwelt in the strong hold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built around from Millo and inward.

David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.

And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,
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