1 Chronicles 11:7

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David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 5:7 : 7 But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).
  • 1 Chr 11:5 : 5 The residents of Jebus said to David,“You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).
  • Ps 2:6 : 6 “I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.”

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  • 2 Sam 5:6-12
    7 verses
    88%

    6David Occupies Jerusalem Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites said to David,“You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying,‘David cannot invade this place!’”

    7But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).

    8David said on that day,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the‘lame’ and the‘blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said,“The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.”

    9So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

    10David’s power grew steadily, for the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

    11King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.

    12David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 11:3-6
    4 verses
    85%

    3When all the leaders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, in keeping with the LORD’s message that came through Samuel.

    4David Conquers Jerusalem David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem(that is, Jebus).(The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

    5The residents of Jebus said to David,“You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).

    6David said,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.

  • 1 Chr 11:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8He built up the city around it, from the terrace to the surrounding walls; Joab restored the rest of the city.

    9David’s power steadily grew, for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
    77%

    1David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

  • 1 Chr 11:16
    76%

    16David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

  • 1 Sam 23:29
    76%

    29(24:1) Then David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds of En Gedi.

  • 2 Chr 6:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 23:14
    74%

    14David was in the stronghold at the time, while a Philistine garrison was in Bethlehem.

  • 2 Sam 12:28-29
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    73%

    28So now assemble the rest of the army and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”

    29So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

  • 1 Chr 22:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1David then said,“This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

    2David Orders a Temple to Be Built David ordered the resident foreigners in the land of Israel to be called together. He appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones for the building of God’s temple.

  • 2 Sam 2:3
    73%

    3David also brought along the men who were with him, each with his family. They settled in the cities of Hebron.

  • 1 Kgs 8:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16He told David,‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

    17Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 11:7
    72%

    7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

  • 2 Sam 5:17
    72%

    17Conflict with the Philistines When the Philistines heard that David had been designated king over Israel, they all went up to search for David. When David heard about it, he went down to the fortress.

  • 1 Sam 27:5
    72%

    5David said to Achish,“If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?”

  • 1 Sam 17:54
    71%

    54David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his tent.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    71%

    1David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 23:10
    71%

    10Then David said,“O LORD God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.

  • 1 Kgs 2:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10Then David passed away and was buried in the City of David.

    11David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

  • 1 Chr 23:25
    71%

    25For David said,“The LORD God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 7:17
    71%

    17Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him.

  • 1 Sam 23:7
    71%

    7When Saul was told that David had come to Keilah, Saul said,“God has delivered him into my hand, for he has boxed himself into a corner by entering a city with two barred gates.”

  • 2 Sam 6:10
    71%

    10So David was no longer willing to bring the ark of the LORD to be with him in the City of David. David left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

  • 2 Sam 5:20
    71%

    20So David marched against Baal Perazim and defeated them there. Then he said,“The LORD has burst out against my enemies like water bursts out.” So he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

  • 1 Chr 17:1
    71%

    1God Makes a Promise to David When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet,“Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the LORD’s covenant is under a tent.”

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    71%

    7“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:“I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
    71%

    22David promised Saul this on oath. Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

  • 1 Sam 30:31
    71%

    31and Hebron; and for those in whatever other places David and his men had traveled.

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    71%

    10namely, to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah all the way from Dan to Beer Sheba!”

  • 2 Chr 11:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

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

    11He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.

  • 1 Chr 14:2
    70%

    2David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 7:8
    70%

    8“So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    70%

    5“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?