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Read Full Chapter (1 Chronicles 11) 1 Chronicles 11:6 KJV
"And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief."
1 Chronicles 11:6 in Context (Verses 3–9 KJV)
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Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.*
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¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
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And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.*
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And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.*
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And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.*
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So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.*