2 Samuel 5:9
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.”2 Samuel 5:9
What Does 2 Samuel 5:9 Mean?
2 Samuel 5:9 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 5, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 5:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 9:15“And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.”1 Kings 9:24“But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.”Psalms 122:3“Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:”Isaiah 29:1“Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.”Judges 9:6“And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.”2 Samuel 5:7“Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.”1 Kings 11:27“And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.”2 Kings 12:20“And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.”2 Chronicles 32:5“Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.”Judges 9:20“But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.”1 Chronicles 11:5“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.”1 Chronicles 11:8“And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.”1 Chronicles 15:1“And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.”Isaiah 16:5“And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.”Ezekiel 21:20“Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.”Zephaniah 1:10“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.”
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