So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward. Cross References 2 Samuel 5:7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). 2 Samuel 5:8 On that day he said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David." That is why it is said, "The blind and the lame will never enter the palace." 1 Kings 9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 1 Kings 9:24 As soon as Pharaoh's daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces. 2 Kings 12:20 And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. Psalm 122:3 Jerusalem is built up as a city united together, Isaiah 29:1 Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur. Treasury of Scripture So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. city 2 Samuel 5:7 Millo Judges 9:6,20 1 Kings 9:15,24 1 Kings 11:27 |