2 Samuel 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 5:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 5:7 — KJV
“Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.”
— 2 Samuel 5:7 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5:7 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 5:7
“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.”
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“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
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“And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.”
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“And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.”
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“And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.”
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