1 Chronicles 11:8 meaning and explanation
He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
1 Chronicles 11:8, Berean Standard Bible
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After capturing the Jebusite fortress, David made it his capital, and this verse describes the building work that followed. The Chronicler presents David as a builder-king whose rise came from the LORD's presence with him (verse 9).
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