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1 Chronicles 11:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 11:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
1 Chronicles 11:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over my people Israel.
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Jehovah by Samuel.
4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5And 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.
6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
7And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“HE WINS THE CASTLE OF ZION FROM THE JEBUSITES BY JOAB'S VALOR. (Ch1 11:4-9) David and all Israel went to . . . Jebus--(See on Sa2 5:6).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“11:4-9 David’s conquest and rebuilding of Jerusalem established it as the capital city of his reign over all Israel.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“David: Sa2 5:6-10 Jebus: Ch1 11:5; Jos 15:63, Jos 18:28, Jebusi, Jdg 1:21, Jdg 19:10-12 the inhabitants: Gen 10:16, Gen 15:21; Exo 3:17 1 Chronicles 11:5”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The capture of the citadel of Zion, and Jerusalem chosen to be the royal residence under the name of the city of David; cf. Sa2 5:6-10, and the commentary on this section at that place. - יחיּה, Ch1 11:8, to make alive, is used here, as in Neh 4:2, of the rebuilding of ruins. The general remark, Ch1 11:9, "and David increased continually in might," etc., opens the way for the transition to the history of David's reign which follows. As a proof of his increasing greatness, there follows in 1 Chronicles 11:10”
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