1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 4

1 Chronicles 11:4

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
1 Chronicles 11:4, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:4 in other translations

BSBThen David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus), where the Jebusites inhabited the land.
WEBDavid and all Israel went to Jerusalem (also called Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
ASVAnd David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
YLTAnd David goeth, and all Israel, to Jerusalem--it is Jebus--and there the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land.
DARBYAnd David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
BBEThen David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.
WebsterAnd David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

What does 1 Chronicles 11:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. David and all Israel went to ... Jebus--(See on 2Sa 5:6).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:1-9

David was brought to possess the throne of Israel after he had reigned seven years in Hebron, over Judah only. God's counsels will be fulfilled at last, whatever difficulties lie in the way. The way to be truly great, is to be really useful, to devote all our talents to the Lord.

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1 Chronicles 11:4 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
דָּוִ֧ידda.VidDavidH1732
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
הִ֣יאhi'itH1931
יְב֑וּסye.Vus[was] JebusH2982
וְשָׁם֙ve.Shamand [were] thereH8033
הַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.Sithe Jebusite[s]H2983
יֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 11:4

  • Judges 1:21

    And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

  • Joshua 15:63

    As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

  • Joshua 15:8

    And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

  • 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.

  • Genesis 15:21

    And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

  • Exodus 3:17

    And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Judges 19:10-12

    But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

  • 2 Samuel 5:6-10

    And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which 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. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. …

  • Joshua 18:28

    And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

  • Genesis 10:16

    And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
David.
2Sa 5:6-10
Jebus.
5; Jos 15:63; 18:28
Jebusi.
Jud 1:21; 19:10-12
the inhabitants.
Ge 10:16; 15:21; Ex 3:17

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 11:3

    Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:4

    And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

  • 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.

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1 Chronicles 11:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces se fué David con todo Israel á Jerusalem, la cual es Jebus; y allí era el Jebuseo habitador de aquella tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et David et tous ceux d’Israël s’en allèrent à Jérusalem, qui est Jébus; et là étaient les Jébusiens, habitants du pays.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und David und ganz Israel zogen nach Jerusalem, das ist Jebus; und daselbst waren die Jebusiter, die Bewohner des Landes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Abiit quoque David et omnis Israël in Jerusalem: hæc est Jebus, ubi erant Jebusæi habitatores terræ.