⁹ David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way round from the supporting terraces inward.

Solomon’s Forced Labour

¹⁵ This is the account of the forced labour^(A) that King Solomon had imposed to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces,^(B) the wall of Jerusalem,^(C) and Hazor,^(D) Megiddo,^(E) and Gezer.^(F)