2 Samuel 5:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
2 Sam 6:12 : 12 And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.
2 Sam 6:16 : 16 And it was so, as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.
2 Sam 5:9 : 9 And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
2 Sam 6:10 : 10 So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1 Kgs 3:1 : 1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
1 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' [houses] of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
1 Chr 11:7 : 7 And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
2 Chr 5:2 : 2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' [houses] of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 Chr 24:16 : 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
Ps 2:6 : 6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
Ps 9:11 : 11 Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings.
Ps 48:12 : 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her; Number the towers thereof;
Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Ps 87:2 : 2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Ps 132:13 : 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry aloud and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel.
Isa 59:20 : 20 And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
Mic 4:2 : 2 And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;
Rom 9:33 : 33 even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
Heb 12:22 : 22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,
Rev 14:1 : 1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 11:4-7
4 verses
89%
4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
7And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
2 Sam 5:6
82%
6And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.
2 Sam 5:8-10
3 verses
81%
8And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [smite] the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.
9And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the God of hosts, was with him.
2 Sam 12:28-29
2 verses
74%
28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
2 Sam 5:17
72%
17And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
1 Sam 23:29
72%
29And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
1 Sam 17:54
72%
54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.
Ps 132:13
72%
13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
2 Sam 5:19-20
2 verses
71%
19And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
20And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
2 Sam 5:25
71%
25And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.
1 Sam 23:14
71%
14And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
2 Sam 8:7
71%
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
2 Sam 5:12-13
2 verses
70%
12And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
13And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
1 Chr 15:1
70%
1And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
1 Kgs 15:4
70%
4Nevertheless for David's sake did Jehovah his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem;
2 Chr 6:6-7
2 verses
70%
6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
1 Chr 11:16
70%
16And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
Ps 76:2
70%
2In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.
1 Sam 23:7
70%
7And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
1 Chr 18:7
70%
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Ps 122:5
69%
5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
1 Sam 23:5
69%
5And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David save the inhabitants of Keilah.
Ps 2:6
69%
6Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
1 Chr 17:7
69%
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
2 Sam 23:14
69%
14And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.
1 Sam 24:22
69%
22And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.
2 Chr 11:10
69%
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
1 Sam 27:6
69%
6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
Mic 4:8
69%
8And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
Ps 48:2
69%
2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
Ps 69:35
69%
35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
2 Sam 5:3
69%
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.
1 Chr 23:25
69%
25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
2 Sam 7:8
69%
8Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;
1 Chr 14:16
69%
16And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
2 Chr 5:2
69%
2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' [houses] of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 Sam 6:10
69%
10So David would not remove the ark of Jehovah unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
1 Chr 15:3
68%
3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
1 Sam 17:50
68%
50So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
Isa 10:32
68%
32This very day shall he halt at Nob: he shaketh his hand at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
1 Sam 23:2
68%
2Therefore David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.