1 Chronicles 11:7 meaning and explanation
So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
1 Chronicles 11:7, Berean Standard Bible
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After the elders of Israel anoint David king at Hebron, he turns to Jerusalem, still held by the Jebusites. Verse 7 records the moment the captured fortress becomes his home, and from that residence the name City of David sticks to the stronghold of Zion.
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