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1 Chronicles 11:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:5

Theological / Devotional

Not come hither. The inhabitants thought the city so strong that they jeered at David, boasting that even the lame and the blind could defend it (see on 2 Samuel 5:6).

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