seekeroftruth
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1 Chronicles 11:4 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.
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.
a. 1 Chronicles 11:8 Or the Millo
This addition is from biblestudytools.com.
Joab repaired the rest of the city--David built a new town to the north of the old one on Mount Zion; but Joab was charged with a commission to restore the part that had been occupied by the ancient Jebus, to repair the breaches made during the siege, to rebuild the houses which had been demolished or burned in the sacking of the town, and to preserve all that had escaped the violence of the soldiery. This work of reconstruction is not noticed elsewhere
So... as Commander and Chief... Joab was responsible for bringing the city back. David was responsible for new construction.
This is from bible-studys.org.
“The castle of Zion”: This fort became the site of the temple. It is the Acra of Josephus, and is different from the modern Zion. It was the eastern hill in the city, and was the second highest elevation in the city. And up to the time of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem was uniformly named Zion, though from the time of Constantine it has been used for the name of the western hill, the site of Jerusalem. There is but little doubt of the identity of the hill of Moriah with the hill of Zion, though no individual passage of Scripture asserts it. The passage before us, however, with its parallel, tells us plainly enough that the city of David, and that which became the sacred hill of Zion are one. And many passages in the Psalms and the prophets both confirm this and point out the difference between Zion and Jerusalem.
The castle of Zion became the location where the temple was built. Mount Moriah and Mount Zion are in the same area. The Jebusites tried to keep David from taking this area, but he took it anyway. Jerusalem is called the city of David. Zion is symbolic of the church.
Joab had fallen out of favor with David for killing Abner. He had to prove himself again. He destroyed the Jebusites and was restored as chief and captain. He had been demoted when David disapproved of him. Now, he is back in good standing.
Millo would probably have been a place of fortification. "Millo" means a mound. The city would probably be built out from the castle to give it protection from every side. Joab, restored to his place of authority, heads up the repairs.
The castle of Zion became the location where the temple was built. Mount Moriah and Mount Zion are in the same area. The Jebusites tried to keep David from taking this area, but he took it anyway. Jerusalem is called the city of David. Zion is symbolic of the church.
Joab had fallen out of favor with David for killing Abner. He had to prove himself again. He destroyed the Jebusites and was restored as chief and captain. He had been demoted when David disapproved of him. Now, he is back in good standing.
Millo would probably have been a place of fortification. "Millo" means a mound. The city would probably be built out from the castle to give it protection from every side. Joab, restored to his place of authority, heads up the repairs.
Building plans... that's what this is... this shows the Castle at Zion.... the future site of David's house. Solomon would build the Temple in Jerusalem later.... but now... Saul is dead, David is king, Joab is in charge of the army, and they are getting Jerusalem back in order.
Finally, this is from the easy English site.
After the death of Joshua, the tribe of Judah had taken the city called Jerusalem. But the Jebusites soon came back and they lived in the city. They called the city Jebus. Then for almost 400 years, Judah could not defeat the Jebusites. They could not take the city.
The castle of Jebus was on a steep cliff. There seemed to be no way that an army could climb up to the castle. There was a water supply passage. But the people in Jebus did not think that this was a way for soldiers to attack. It was too difficult an entrance for an army to attack them. So, the Jebusites were sure that David would not be able to get into Jebus. They said that even blind and weak persons could defend the city. But Joab led the way up the water supply passage. He got into the city and he defeated the Jebusites (2 Samuel 5:6-8). So, the city became Jerusalem and it became David’s city. Joab, who was David’s nephew, became the chief officer of the army.
The change of the capital city to Jerusalem was a wise one. It was a good political thing to do. Jerusalem was on the border between Judah and the northern tribes. And the city was easy to defend.
David built a new town to the north of the old one on Mount Zion. Joab repaired the old town. He repaired the damage that he had caused during the battle.
The castle of Jebus was on a steep cliff. There seemed to be no way that an army could climb up to the castle. There was a water supply passage. But the people in Jebus did not think that this was a way for soldiers to attack. It was too difficult an entrance for an army to attack them. So, the Jebusites were sure that David would not be able to get into Jebus. They said that even blind and weak persons could defend the city. But Joab led the way up the water supply passage. He got into the city and he defeated the Jebusites (2 Samuel 5:6-8). So, the city became Jerusalem and it became David’s city. Joab, who was David’s nephew, became the chief officer of the army.
The change of the capital city to Jerusalem was a wise one. It was a good political thing to do. Jerusalem was on the border between Judah and the northern tribes. And the city was easy to defend.
David built a new town to the north of the old one on Mount Zion. Joab repaired the old town. He repaired the damage that he had caused during the battle.
I started to title this "built a wall" but that didn't really fit after reading all the commentary. I think this is about how Jerusalem itself was repaired and improved. This is the beginning... the planning and zoning phase of the construction of the Temple.... David did all the planning, even bought a lot of the supplies... but David was responsible for the death of Uriah... years before... so David couldn't build God's Temple with blood stained hands.... why put the Temple through that controversy.... Solomon would build it.
So.. I got this from biblestudytools.com.
Zion....sunny; height, one of the eminences on which Jerusalem was built. It was surrounded on all sides, except the north, by deep valleys, that of the Tyropoeon separating it from Moriah, which it surpasses in height by 105 feet. It was the south-eastern hill of Jerusalem.
When David took it from the Jebusites ( Joshua 15:63 ; 2 Sam. 5:7 ) he built on it a citadel and a palace, and it became "the city of David" ( 1 Kings 8:1 ; 1 Chronicles 11:5 ). In the later books of the Old Testament this name was sometimes used ( Psalms 87:2 ; 149:2 ; Isaiah 33:14 ; Joel 2:1 ) to denote Jerusalem in general, and sometimes God's chosen Israel ( Psalms 51:18 ; 87:5 ).
In the New Testament (see SION) it is used sometimes to denote the Church of God ( Hebrews 12:22 ), and sometimes the heavenly city ( Revelation 14:1 ).
When David took it from the Jebusites ( Joshua 15:63 ; 2 Sam. 5:7 ) he built on it a citadel and a palace, and it became "the city of David" ( 1 Kings 8:1 ; 1 Chronicles 11:5 ). In the later books of the Old Testament this name was sometimes used ( Psalms 87:2 ; 149:2 ; Isaiah 33:14 ; Joel 2:1 ) to denote Jerusalem in general, and sometimes God's chosen Israel ( Psalms 51:18 ; 87:5 ).
In the New Testament (see SION) it is used sometimes to denote the Church of God ( Hebrews 12:22 ), and sometimes the heavenly city ( Revelation 14:1 ).
So... they built a wall, they built a castle, and they rebuilt the city. They didn't run all the Jebusites out of town... it was a very stubborn lot... those Jebusites.... so some of them were allowed to stay and help with construction.... Jebusites were cheap labor.
