The first mention in the Old Testament of Jerusalem as the “City of David” is found in 2 Samuel 5:7-9
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I get the tabernacle of David. The tabernacle of David differs from the tabernacle of Moses because in the tabernacle of David, there were no barriers between the people and the Holy of Holies (as in today’s unfettered relationship with Jesus Christ).
David was an old Testament (law) person with a new Covenant (grace) mentality. David understood God better than most (today as well as in his day) because David was a man after God’s own heart.
I guess I’ve never really studied the City of David which the Bible also called “the stronghold of Zion” (1 Chronicles 11:4-8). Looks like Jerusalem was called “Jebus” when David came upon it, captured “the stronghold of Zion”, and established the City of David in “Jebus” later known as Jerusalem.
David was ahead of his time then and in many ways still ahead of believers who don’t understand the grace and love of God the way he did.