2 Samuel 5:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 5:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 5:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 5:9 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5:9 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 5:9
“And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. repaired: Heb. revived”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:9: city, built, round
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:9: fort, city, round
“And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:9: david, city, round
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:9: david, city, built
“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. repaired: Heb. closed”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:9: david, city, built
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