2SA 5:7 Parallel View

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ULT And David captured the mountain stronghold of Zion—it is the city of David.

UST But David’s army did indeed capture the fortress on Mount Zion; later it was known as the city of David.

BSB § Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).

OEB Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is the city of David).

WEB Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.

NET But David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the city of David).

LSV And David captures the fortress of Zion, it [is] the City of David.

FBV But David did capture the fortress of Zion, now known as the City of David.

T4T But David’s army captured the fortress on Zion Hill, and later it was known as David’s City.

LEB David captured the fortress of Zion, the city of David.

BBE But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

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JPS Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

ASV Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

DRA But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.

YLT And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it [is] the city of David.

DBY But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

RV Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

WBS Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

KJB Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
(Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. )

BB Neuerthelesse, Dauid toke the strong hold of Sion: the same is the citie of Dauid.
(Neuerthelesse, Dauid took the strong hold of Sion: the same is the city of Dauid.)

GNV But Dauid tooke the fort of Zion: this is the citie of Dauid.
(But Dauid took the fort of Zion: this is the city of Dauid. )

CB Howbeit Dauid wanne the castell of Sion, which is the cite of Dauid.

WYC Forsothe Dauid took the tour of Syon; this is the citee of Dauid.
(Forsothe Dauid took the tour of Syon; this is the city of Dauid.)

LUT Aber David gewann die Burg Zion, das ist Davids Stadt.
(But David gewann the Burg Zion, the is Davids Stadt.)

CLV Cepit autem David arcem Sion: hæc est civitas David.[fn]
(Cepit however David arcem Sion: this it_is civitas David.)

5.7 Cepit autem. RAB. Sicut Josephus ait, etc., usque ad quæ merito arx Sion, id est speculationis vocatur, ut de ea recte dicatur: Factus est in pace locus ejus, etc. Psal. 75.. David arcem Sion cepit, ablatis prius cæcis et claudis odientibus animam David. Sic Dominus primatum in Ecclesia gentium acquisivit, reprobatis ejus Scribis et Pharisæis, qui cæci et claudi oderunt animam Christi, id est ejus vitam auferre conati sunt.

5.7 Cepit autem. RAB. Sicut Yosephus ait, etc., usque to which merito arx Sion, id it_is speculationis vocatur, as about ea recte dicatur: Factus it_is in pace locus his, etc. Psal. 75.. David arcem Sion cepit, ablatis first/before cæcis and claudis odientibus animam David. So Master primatum in Ecclesia gentium acquisivit, reprobatis his Scribis and Pharisæis, who cæci and claudi oderunt animam Christi, id it_is his life auferre conati are.

BRN And David took first the hold of Sion: this is the city of David.

BrLXX Καὶ προκατελάβετο Δαυὶδ τὴν περιοχὴν Σιών· αὕτη ἡ πόλις τοῦ Δαυίδ.
(Kai prokatelabeto Dawid taʸn perioⱪaʸn Siōn; hautaʸ haʸ polis tou Dawid. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Jerusalem

Jerusalem was a functioning city as early as four hundred years before the time of David. It was never fully captured during the conquest and the period of the judges (Josh 15:63; Judg 1:8, 21), and peaceful relations were evidently established between the autonomous Jebusite enclave and the surrounding Israelites (Judg 19:10-12). So impregnable was Jerusalem that the Old Testament records only three successful invaders: David, Jehoash (2 Kgs 14:11-14), and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (2 Kgs 25:1-10).

Whatever David’s method of capturing Jerusalem (his use of a water tunnel is debatable—see study note on 5:8), he secured Jerusalem as the political, and eventually spiritual, capital of Israel. Psalm 48 speaks beautifully and powerfully of Jerusalem as a fortress. Its towers, bulwarks, and easily defensible citadels with their rugged terrain could produce a false sense of security, if not idolatry. Psalm 48:1-3 reminds the reader that God’s living presence, not the topography of the city, made Jerusalem safe.

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament call Jerusalem a “holy city” (see Neh 11:1, 18; Isa 52:1; Dan 9:24; Matt 4:5; 27:53; Rev 21:2). It is the only city so described in the Bible. Wherein lies this city’s holiness? It cannot be a reflection of the holiness of its occupants. In fact, so unholy was the populace that the city was decimated by the Babylonians in 586 BC. Nor was it a holy city because it was Israel’s capital for several centuries. Jerusalem was a holy city, first of all, because God chose it (1 Kgs 8:44, 48; 11:13, 32, 36; 2 Chr 6:5, 34). And because he chose it, he put his glory and his name there (see 1 Kgs 14:21; 2 Chr 12:13; Ezek 8–10; 43:1-27).

In the Gospels and Acts, Jerusalem was still a city of great importance. Herod the Great (37–4 BC) had expanded the city and conducted extensive building projects—including the Temple. It remained the center of Israel’s spiritual life (see e.g., Acts 2:46; 3:1-26; 5:12), and many events in the lives of Jesus and his followers occurred in Jerusalem. Jesus had some harsh words for Jerusalem (see Matt 23:37-39)—especially its leadership—and he was eventually put to death there. Jesus warned of impending judgment on the city (see Mark 13:1-2; Luke 21:20-24), and his words were actualized in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in AD 70.

But the New Testament also introduces the new Jerusalem, the heavenly city comprised of God’s holy people (Heb 11:10; Rev 3:12; 21:2). As the earthly Jerusalem was the sphere in which the glorious presence and reign of God was partially actualized through King David and his successors, the new Jerusalem represents the government of Jesus Christ, the son of David, and his everlasting presence with his people (cp. John 1:14; Rev 21:3).

Passages for Further Study

Josh 15:63; Judg 1:8, 21; 2 Sam 5:6-9; 1 Kgs 8:1; 2 Kgs 18:13-17; 25:1-10; 2 Chr 3:1; 12:1-12; 26:9, 15; 32:1-5, 27-30; Ezra 1:1-6; Neh 1:1–6:19; Ps 48:1-3; 125:2; Isa 14:32; 52:1-3; Gal 4:25-26; Heb 12:22-24

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