1 Chronicles 11:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

2 Sam 5:7 : 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
1 Chr 11:5 : 5 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.
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Sam 5:6-12
7 verses
88%
6And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.
7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
8And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [smite] the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.
9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.
11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and {H730} cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
12And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
1 Chr 11:3-6
4 verses
85%
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.
4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5And 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.
6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
1 Chr 11:8-9
2 verses
78%
8And he built the city round about, from Millo even round about; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.
1 Chr 15:1
77%
1And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
1 Chr 11:16
76%
16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
1 Sam 23:29
76%
29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
2 Chr 6:6-7
2 verses
74%
6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Sam 23:14
74%
14And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
2 Sam 12:28-29
2 verses
73%
28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
1 Chr 22:1-2
2 verses
73%
1Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.
2And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
2 Sam 2:3
73%
3And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
1 Kgs 8:16-17
2 verses
72%
16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
2 Chr 11:7
72%
7And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
2 Sam 5:17
72%
17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
1 Sam 27:5
72%
5And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
1 Sam 17:54
71%
54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.
1 Sam 22:1
71%
1David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
1 Chr 14:16
71%
16And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
1 Sam 23:10
71%
10Then said David, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thy servant hath surely heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
1 Kgs 2:10-11
2 verses
71%
10And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
1 Chr 23:25
71%
25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
2 Sam 7:17
71%
17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
1 Sam 23:7
71%
7And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
2 Sam 6:10
71%
10So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
2 Sam 5:20
71%
20And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
1 Chr 17:1
71%
1And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
1 Chr 17:7
71%
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
1 Sam 24:22
71%
22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.
1 Sam 30:31
71%
31and to them that were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
2 Sam 3:10
71%
10to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.
2 Chr 11:10-11
2 verses
71%
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
1 Chr 14:2
70%
2And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.
2 Sam 7:8
70%
8Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;
2 Sam 7:5
70%
5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?