2 Samuel 5:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.
  • 2 Sam 6:12 : 12 And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.
  • 2 Sam 6:16 : 16 And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.
  • 2 Sam 5:9 : 9 So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
  • 2 Sam 6:10 : 10 So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
  • 1 Kgs 3:1 : 1 Solomon became the son-in-law of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter as his wife, keeping her in the town of David, till the house he was building for himself, and the house of the Lord and the wall round Jerusalem, were complete.
  • 1 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to him in Jerusalem to take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.
  • 1 Chr 11:7 : 7 And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.
  • 2 Chr 5:2 : 2 Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, all the chiefs of the tribes and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to Jerusalem and take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.
  • 2 Chr 24:16 : 16 And they put him into his last resting-place in the town of David, among the kings, because he had done good in Israel for God and for his house.
  • Ps 2:6 : 6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
  • Ps 9:11 : 11 Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.
  • Ps 48:12 : 12 Make your way about Zion, and go round it, numbering its towers.
  • Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.
  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The Lord has more love for the doors of Zion than for all the tents of Jacob.
  • Ps 132:13 : 13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.
  • Isa 59:20 : 20 And as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord.
  • Mic 4:2 : 2 And a number of nations will go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will give us knowledge of his ways and we will be guided by his word: for from Zion the law will go out, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.
  • Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,
  • Rev 14:1 : 1 And I saw the Lamb on the mountain of Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, marked on their brows with his name and the name of his Father.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 11:4-7
    4 verses
    89%

    4 Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (which is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the people of the land, were there.

    5 And the people of Jebus said to David, You will not come in here. But still, David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

    6 And David said, The first to overcome the Jebusites will be chief and captain. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and became chief.

    7 And David took the strong tower for his living-place, so it was named the town of David.

  • 2 Sam 5:6
    82%

    6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

  • 2 Sam 5:8-10
    3 verses
    81%

    8 And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

    9 So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

    10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

  • 2 Sam 12:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28 So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.

    29 Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    72%

    17 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    72%

    54 And David took the head of the Philistine to Jerusalem, but the metal war-dress and the arms he put in his tent.

  • Ps 132:13
    72%

    13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place.

  • 2 Sam 5:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

    20 And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    71%

    25 And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 23:14
    71%

    14 And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

  • 2 Sam 8:7
    71%

    7 And David took their gold body-covers from the servants of Hadadezer and took them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 5:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

    13 And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    70%

    1 And David made houses for himself in the town of David; and he got ready a place for the ark of God, and put up a tent for it.

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    70%

    4 But because of David, the Lord gave him a light in Jerusalem, making his sons king after him, so that Jerusalem might be safe;

  • 2 Chr 6:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    70%

    16 At that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

  • Ps 76:2
    70%

    2 In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.

  • 1 Sam 23:7
    70%

    7 And news was given to Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, Now God has given him into my hands; for by going into a walled town with locked doors, he has let himself be shut in.

  • 1 Chr 18:7
    70%

    7 And the gold body-covers of the servants of Hadadezer, David took to Jerusalem.

  • Ps 122:5
    69%

    5 For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    69%

    5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and had a fight with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and put them to the sword with great destruction. So David was the saviour of the people of Keilah.

  • Ps 2:6
    69%

    6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    69%

    7 So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • 2 Sam 23:14
    69%

    14 And at that time David had taken cover in the strong place, and an armed force of the Philistines was in Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    69%

    22 So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
    69%

    10 And Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron, walled towns in Judah and Benjamin.

  • 1 Sam 27:6
    69%

    6 So Achish straight away gave him Ziklag: and for that reason Ziklag has been the property of the kings of Judah to this day.

  • Mic 4:8
    69%

    8 And you, O tower of the flock, Ophel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, even the earlier authority, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:2
    69%

    2 Beautiful in its high position, the joy of all the earth, is the mountain of Zion, the mountain of God, the town of the great King.

  • Ps 69:35
    69%

    35 For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.

  • 2 Sam 5:3
    69%

    3 So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    69%

    25 For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;

  • 2 Sam 7:8
    69%

    8 Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    69%

    16 And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 5:2
    69%

    2 Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, all the chiefs of the tribes and the heads of families of the children of Israel, to come to Jerusalem and take the ark of the Lord's agreement up out of the town of David, which is Zion.

  • 2 Sam 6:10
    69%

    10 So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    68%

    3 And David made all Israel come together at Jerusalem, to take the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had got ready for it.

  • 1 Sam 17:50
    68%

    50 So David overcame the Philistine with his leather band and a stone, wounding the Philistine and causing his death: but David had no sword in his hand.

  • Isa 10:32
    68%

    32 This very day he is stopping at Nob; he is shaking his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    68%

    2 So David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go and make an attack on these Philistines? And the Lord said to David, Go and make an attack on the Philistines so that Keilah may be kept from falling into their hands.