1 Chronicles 11:8

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Judg 9:6 : 6 All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.
  • Judg 9:20 : 20 But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”
  • 1 Kgs 9:15 : 15 Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
  • 1 Kgs 11:27 : 27 This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.
  • 2 Kgs 12:20 : 20 His servants conspired against him and murdered Joash at Beth-Millo, on the road that goes down to Silla.
  • Neh 4:2 : 2 and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said,“What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”

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  • 2 Sam 5:9
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    9So David lived in the fortress and called it the City of David. David built all around it, from the terrace inwards.

  • 1 Chr 11:7
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    7David lived in the fortress; for this reason it is called the City of David.

  • 2 Chr 32:5-6
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    5Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.

    6He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying,

  • 2 Chr 33:14
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    14After this Manasseh built up the outer wall of the City of David on the west side of the Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate and all around the terrace; he made it much higher. He placed army officers in all the fortified cities in Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 11:27
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    27This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

  • 1 Kgs 9:24
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    24Solomon built the terrace as soon as Pharaoh’s daughter moved up from the City of David to the palace Solomon built for her.

  • 2 Chr 27:3-4
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    3He built the Upper Gate to the LORD’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel.

    4He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

  • 2 Chr 11:5-7
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    5Rehoboam’s Reign Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

    6Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

    7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.

  • 2 Chr 8:2
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    2Solomon rebuilt the cities that Huram had given him and settled Israelites there.

  • 2 Chr 11:10-12
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    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.

    12In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

  • 2 Sam 20:15
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    15So Joab’s men came and laid siege against him in Abel of Beth Maacah. They prepared a siege ramp outside the city which stood against its outer rampart. As all of Joab’s soldiers were trying to break through the wall so that it would collapse,

  • 2 Chr 8:5
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    5He made upper Beth Horon and lower Beth Horon fortified cities with walls and barred gates,

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
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    15Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • Jer 31:38
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    38Jerusalem Will Be Enlarged“Indeed a time is coming,” says the LORD,“when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city. It will be built from the Tower of Hananel westward to the Corner Gate.

  • 2 Chr 26:9
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    9Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.

  • 2 Sam 5:7
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    7But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).

  • 1 Chr 11:4-5
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    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).

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
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    6He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the LORD gave him peace.

    7He said to the people of Judah:“Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. The land remains ours because we have followed the LORD our God; we have followed him, and he has made us secure on all sides.” So they built the cities and prospered.

  • Isa 22:9-10
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    9You saw the many breaks in the walls of the City of David; you stored up water in the lower pool.

    10You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

  • Neh 3:16
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    16Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of a half-district of Beth Zur, worked after him as far as the tombs of David and the artificial pool and the House of the Warriors.

  • Ps 122:3
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    3Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly.

  • Ezek 4:2
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    2Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.

  • 2 Sam 12:28
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    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.”

  • 2 Chr 17:12
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    12Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

  • Neh 12:29
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    29and from Beth Gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built settlements for themselves around Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
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    9David’s power steadily grew, for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.

  • Neh 3:24
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    24After him Binnui son of Henadad worked on another section, from the house of Azariah to the buttress and the corner.

  • Ps 147:2
    66%

    2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.

  • Neh 3:18-19
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    18After him their relatives worked– Binnui son of Henadad, head of a half-district of Keilah.

    19Adjacent to him Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, worked on another section, opposite the ascent to the armory at the buttress.

  • 2 Sam 12:26
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    26David’s Forces Defeat the Ammonites So Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal city.

  • Neh 3:2
    65%

    2The men of Jericho built adjacent to it, and Zaccur son of Imri built adjacent to them.

  • Zech 14:10
    65%

    10All the land will change and become like the rift valley from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be raised up and will stay in its own place from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate and on to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.

  • Eccl 9:14
    65%

    14There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it.

  • 1 Chr 22:2
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    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.

  • Neh 7:4
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    4Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

  • 2 Sam 11:16
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    16So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.

  • Neh 3:27
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    27After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.

  • Zech 2:4
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    4and said to him,“Hurry, speak to this young man as follows:‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls because of the multitude of people and animals there.