1 Chronicles 11 · Verse 5

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 11:5, King James Version

1 Chronicles 11:5 in other translations

BSBThe people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
WEBThe inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here!” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is David’s city.
ASVAnd the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
YLTAnd the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, ‘Thou dost not come in hither;' and David captureth the fortress of Zion--it is the city of David.
DARBYAnd the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Chronicles 11:5 mean?

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 11:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
יֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
יְבוּס֙ye.VusJebusH2982
לְדָוִ֔ידle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תָב֖וֹאta.Vo'you will enterH935
הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahhereH2008
וַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.Kodand he capturedH3920
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.Dat[the] stronghold ofH4686
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
הִ֖יאhi'itH1931
עִ֥יר'ir[was] [the] city ofH5892
דָּוִֽיד\׃da.VidDavidH1732

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 11:5

  • Psalms 132:13

    For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

  • 2 Samuel 6:12

    And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed–edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed–edom into the city of David with gladness.

  • 1 Samuel 17:26

    And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  • 2 Samuel 5:9

    So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:7

    And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

  • Romans 9:33

    As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  • Psalms 9:11

    Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

  • Psalms 122:5

    For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  • Lamentations 4:11-12

    The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 48:12-13

    Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

  • 2 Chronicles 5:2

    Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

  • Psalms 2:6

    Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou shalt.
1Sa 17:9,10,26,36
the castle.
1Ki 8:1; 2Ch 5:2; Ps 2:6; 9:11; 48:2,12,13; 78:68; 87:2,5; 125:1,2
Ps 132:13; La 4:11,12; Ro 9:33; Heb 12:22; Re 14:1
the city.
7; 2Sa 5:9; 6:10,12; Ps 122:5

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 11:6

    And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

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1 Chronicles 11:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los moradores de Jebus dijeron á David: No entrarás acá. Mas David tomó la fortaleza de Sión, que es la ciudad de David.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les habitants de Jébus dirent à David: Tu n’entreras point ici. Mais David prit la forteresse de Sion: c’est la ville de David.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Bewohner von Jebus sprachen zu David: Du wirst nicht hier hereinkommen! Aber David nahm die Burg Zion ein, das ist die Stadt Davids.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixeruntque qui habitabant in Jebus ad David: Non ingredieris huc. Porro David cepit arcem Sion, quæ est civitas David,