2 Samuel 5:7

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But David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now the City of David.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 Then David rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David.
  • 2 Sam 6:12 : 12 When King David was told, 'The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him because of the ark of God,' David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David with rejoicing.
  • 2 Sam 6:16 : 16 As the ark of the LORD entered the City of David, Michal, daughter of Saul, looked out from the window. When she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart.
  • 2 Sam 5:9 : 9 David took up residence in the stronghold and named it the City of David. He built it up all around, from the Millo inward.
  • 2 Sam 6:10 : 10 So David was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
  • 1 Kgs 3:1 : 1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his own house, the house of the LORD, and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.
  • 1 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before him in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.
  • 1 Chr 11:7 : 7 David then took up residence in the stronghold, and it was called the city of David.
  • 2 Chr 5:2 : 2 Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.
  • 2 Chr 24:16 : 16 He was buried in the City of David with the kings because he had done great good in Israel, for God, and for His temple.
  • Ps 2:6 : 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain.
  • Ps 9:11 : 11 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
  • Ps 48:12 : 12 Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of Your judgments.
  • Ps 51:18 : 18 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
  • Ps 87:2 : 2 The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
  • Ps 132:13 : 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
  • Isa 12:6 : 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 59:20 : 20 The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, declares the LORD.
  • Mic 4:2 : 2 Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.’ For the law will go out from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Rom 9:33 : 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
  • Heb 12:22 : 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly,
  • Rev 14:1 : 1 Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with Him were 144,000 who had His Father's name written on their foreheads.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 11:4-7
    4 verses
    89%

    4David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land.

    5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here." But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now the city of David.

    6David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander." And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he became chief.

    7David then took up residence in the stronghold, and it was called the city of David.

  • 2 Sam 5:6
    82%

    6The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, "You will not come in here; even the blind and the lame can stop you." They thought, "David cannot get in here."

  • 2 Sam 5:8-10
    3 verses
    81%

    8On that day, David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites should attack via the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, who are despised by David." Because of this, it is said, "The blind and the lame will not enter the house."

    9David took up residence in the stronghold and named it the City of David. He built it up all around, from the Millo inward.

    10David continued to grow in power, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

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

    28Now gather the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise, I will take the city, and it will be named after me.'

    29So David gathered all the troops, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it.

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    72%

    17When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him. But David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    72%

    54David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine's weapons in his tent.

  • Ps 132:13
    72%

    13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:

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

    19David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Should I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" The LORD said to David, "Go up, for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand."

    20So David went to Baal Perazim, where he defeated them. He said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a rushing flood." Therefore, that place is called Baal Perazim.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    71%

    25So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 23:14
    71%

    14David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.

  • 2 Sam 8:7
    71%

    7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

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

    12Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

    13After coming from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    70%

    1David built houses for himself in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

  • 1 Kgs 15:4
    70%

    4Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by establishing Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 6:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule over My people Israel.'

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

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    70%

    16At that time, David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

  • Ps 76:2
    70%

    2God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

  • 1 Sam 23:7
    70%

    7Saul was informed that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a city with gates and bars."

  • 1 Chr 18:7
    70%

    7David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • Ps 122:5
    69%

    5For there are seats of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  • 1 Sam 23:5
    69%

    5David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines. He drove their livestock away and struck them with a great blow. Thus, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

  • Ps 2:6
    69%

    6I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    69%

    7Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 23:14
    69%

    14At that time, David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    69%

    22Now swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or destroy my name from my father's family.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
    69%

    10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • 1 Sam 27:6
    69%

    6So that day, Achish gave him Ziklag, and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.

  • Mic 4:8
    69%

    8As for you, Watchtower of the Flock, stronghold of Daughter Zion, the former dominion will come to you, the kingdom will return to Daughter Jerusalem.

  • Ps 48:2
    69%

    2Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

  • Ps 69:35
    69%

    35Let the heavens and the earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

  • 2 Sam 5:3
    69%

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    69%

    25For David said, 'The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever.'

  • 2 Sam 7:8
    69%

    8Now therefore, this is what you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    69%

    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 5:2
    69%

    2Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the chiefs of the ancestral families of the Israelites in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

  • 2 Sam 6:10
    69%

    10So David was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    68%

    3David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

  • 1 Sam 17:50
    68%

    50So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

  • Isa 10:32
    68%

    32Today, they will halt at Nob; they shake their fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    68%

    2So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."