1 Chronicles 11:7
David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.
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- 2 Sam 5:7 : 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
- 1 Chr 11:5 : 5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.
- Ps 2:6 : 6 "Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion."
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- 2 Sam 5:6-127 verses88%
6 The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, "Unless you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here;" thinking, "David can't come in here."
7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
8 David said on that day, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and strike the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul." Therefore they say, "The blind and the lame can't come into the house."
9 David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built around from Millo and inward.
10 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.
11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
12 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
- 1 Chr 11:3-64 verses85%
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of Yahweh by Samuel.
4 David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.
5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "You shall not come in here." Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. The same is the city of David.
6 David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
- 1 Chr 11:8-92 verses78%
8 He built the city all around, from Millo even around; and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
9 David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.
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1 [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.
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16 David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
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29 David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- 2 Chr 6:6-72 verses74%
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'
7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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14 David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
- 2 Sam 12:28-292 verses73%
28 Now 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."
29 David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
- 1 Chr 22:1-22 verses73%
1 Then David said, "This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
2 David gave orders to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to cut worked stones to build the house of God.
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3 David brought up his men who were with him, every man with his household. They lived in the cities of Hebron.
- 1 Kgs 8:16-172 verses72%
16 'Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.'
17 "Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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7 Beth Zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
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17 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.
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5 David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?"
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54 David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.
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1 David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.
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16 David did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
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10 Then David said, "O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
- 1 Kgs 2:10-112 verses71%
10 David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
11 The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty-three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
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25 For David said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
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17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
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7 It was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, "God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars."
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10 So David would not move the ark of Yahweh to be with him in the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
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20 David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, "Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
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1 It happened, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is under curtains."
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7 "Now therefore, you shall tell my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh of Armies, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.
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22 David swore to Saul. Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
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31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men used to stay.
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10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beersheba."
- 2 Chr 11:10-112 verses71%
10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11 He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.
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2 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.
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8 Now therefore you shall tell my servant David this, 'Thus says Yahweh of Armies, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel.
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5 "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?