# 2 Samuel 5:9

> So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.

— 2 Samuel 5:9, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **City of David** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/city-of-david
- **Millo** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/millo

## When

- c. 1010-1003 BC (counted from the text)
- Date source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5 gives the length of the reign, not the year. The absolute years come from the chronology of the kings, anchored in 1 Kings 6:1.

## Who ruled

- **David**, king of Israel, 1010-970 BC · Source: 2 Samuel 5:4-5, which gives the length of the reign; the Tel Dan stele, which mentions the "house of David" (the oldest record of the name outside the Bible)

## See also

- 1 Kings 9:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/9/15
- 1 Kings 9:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/9/24
- 2 Samuel 5:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/7
- 1 Kings 11:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/11/27
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-chronicles/32/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-samuel/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).