The City of David 5:7 stronghold of Zion. This is the first occurrence of “Zion” in the Bible and the only one in 1 and 2 Samuel. Referring here to the Jebusite citadel on the southeastern hill, the name was also later used of the temple mount (Is. 10:12) and of the entire city of Jerusalem (Is. 28:16). City of David. Both Bethlehem, David’s birthplace (Luke 2:4), and Jerusalem, David’s place of reign, were called by this title. 5:8 water shaft. A tunnel that channeled the city’s water supply from