歷代志上11:4-9

 

11:4 大衛和以色列眾人到了耶路撒冷，就是耶布斯；那時耶布斯人住在那裡。
11:5 耶布斯人對大衛說：「你決不能進這地方。」然而大衛攻取錫安的保障，就是大衛的城。
11:6 大衛說：「誰先攻打耶布斯人，必作首領元帥。」洗魯雅的兒子約押先上去，就作了元帥。
11:7 大衛住在保障裡，所以那保障叫作大衛城。
11:8 大衛又從米羅起，四圍建築城牆，其餘的是約押修理。
11:9 大衛日見強盛，因為萬軍之耶和華與他同在。

 

 ⁴ David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there ⁵ said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.

⁶ David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.

⁷ David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David. ⁸ He built up the city around it, from the terraces^[a] to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city. ⁹ And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord Almighty was with him.

 

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    大衛將耶布斯人的城變成耶路撒冷，也是敬拜上帝的地方！