David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces[a](A) inward.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:9 Or the Millo

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

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Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall(A) and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[a](B) of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons(C) and shields.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Or the Millo

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

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