2 Samuel 5:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

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  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...
  • 1 Kgs 9:24 : 24 At that time Solomon made Pharaoh's daughter come up from the town of David to the house which he had made for her: then he made the Millo.
  • 1 Kgs 11:27 : 27 The way in which his hand came to be lifted up against the king was this: Solomon was building the Millo and making good the damaged parts of the town of his father David;
  • 2 Sam 5:7 : 7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Then he took heart, building up the wall where it was broken down, and making its towers higher, and building another wall outside; and he made strong the Millo in the town of David, and got together a great store of all sorts of instruments of war.
  • Judg 9:6 : 6 And all the townsmen of Shechem and all Beth-millo came together and went and made Abimelech their king, by the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
  • Judg 9:20 : 20 But if not, may fire come out from Abimelech, burning up the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the townsmen of Shechem and Beth-millo, for the destruction of Abimelech.
  • 1 Chr 11:8 : 8 And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.

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  • 1 Chr 11:7-9
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    88%

    7 And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.

    8 And he took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo; and Joab put the rest of the town in order.

    9 And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.

  • 2 Sam 5:6-8
    3 verses
    81%

    6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

    7 But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

    8 And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

  • 1 Chr 11:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.

    5 And 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.

  • 2 Chr 32:5
    76%

    5 Then he took heart, building up the wall where it was broken down, and making its towers higher, and building another wall outside; and he made strong the Millo in the town of David, and got together a great store of all sorts of instruments of war.

  • 2 Sam 5:10-13
    4 verses
    74%

    10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

    11 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

    12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

    13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    73%

    1 And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

  • 1 Kgs 9:24
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    24 At that time Solomon made Pharaoh's daughter come up from the town of David to the house which he had made for her: then he made the Millo.

  • 2 Chr 33:14
    72%

    14 After this he made an outer wall for the town of David, on the west side of Gihon in the valley, as far as the way into the town by the fish doorway; and he put a very high wall round the Ophel; and he put captains of the army in all the walled towns of Judah.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    71%

    16 At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

  • 2 Sam 23:14
    71%

    14 And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    71%

    17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

  • 2 Chr 26:6
    70%

    6 He went out and made war against the Philistines, pulling down the walls of Gath and Jabneh and Ashdod, and building towns in the country round Ashdod and among the Philistines.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    70%

    25 And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
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    70%

    1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

    2 And David gave orders to get together all the men from strange lands who were in the land of Israel; and he put stone-cutters to work, cutting stones for building the house of God.

  • 2 Sam 5:20
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    20 And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

  • 2 Chr 27:4
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    4 In addition, he made towns in the hill-country of Judah, and strong buildings and towers in the woodlands.

  • 2 Sam 12:29
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    29 Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-11
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    69%

    10 And Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron, walled towns in Judah and Benjamin.

    11 And he made the walled towns strong, and he put captains in them and stores of food, oil, and wine.

  • 2 Chr 6:7
    69%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17
    68%

    17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 2:3
    68%

    3 And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    68%

    5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and had a fight with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and put them to the sword with great destruction. So David was the saviour of the people of Keilah.

  • 2 Chr 26:9
    68%

    9 Uzziah made towers in Jerusalem, at the doorway in the angle and at the doorway in the valley and at the turn of the wall, arming them.

  • 1 Sam 23:10
    68%

    10 Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    68%

    15 Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    68%

    22 So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.

  • 2 Chr 11:5
    68%

    5 Now Rehoboam kept in Jerusalem, building walled towns in Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
    68%

    3 You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.

  • 2 Sam 8:14
    68%

    14 And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    67%

    13 Then David went over to the other side, and took his place on the top of a mountain some distance away, with a great space between them;

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    67%

    25 For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    67%

    16 And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    67%

    10 And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!

  • 1 Sam 23:2
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    2 So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.

  • 1 Sam 27:5
    67%

    5 Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    67%

    3 And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

  • 1 Sam 23:14
    67%

    14 And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

  • Eccl 9:14
    67%

    14 There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.