Jerusalem

How Nave’s arranged it

• Called
• JEBUSJoshua 18:28Judges 19:10
• ZION1 Kings 8:1Zechariah 9:13
• CITY OF DAVID2 Samuel 5:7Isaiah 22:9
• SALEMGenesis 14:18Psalms 76:2
• ARIELIsaiah 29:1
• CITY OF GODPsalms 46:4
• CITY OF THE GREAT KINGPsalms 48:2
• CITY OF JUDAH2 Chronicles 25:28
• THE PERFECTION OF BEAUTY, THE JOY OF THE WHOLE EARTHLamentations 2:15
• THE THRONE OF THE LORDJeremiah 3:17
• HOLY MOUNTAINDaniel 9:16Daniel 9:20

The passages, in Bible order (196)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 14:18

   Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—

   ›Commentary on Genesis 14:181 voice

   “But one who is victorious should not claim the victory for himself; rather, he should attribute it to God. This is the teaching of Abraham, who became more humble, not more proud, in victory. Indeed, he offered a sacrifice and gave tithes; for this reason too, he received the blessing of Melchizedek, which means in translation "king of justice, king of peace." He was indeed the priest of the most high God.

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2. Deuteronomy 16:16

   Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.

   ›Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:161 voice

   “He appears emptyhanded in the sight of the Lord who brings none of the fruits of his labor with him. One man seethes with desire to increase his power; another pants with longing to gather praise. But because the dying man leaves all these things …

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3. Joshua 10:1–5

   Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 10:1–51 voice

   “There is no doubt that when a human soul associates itself with the Word of God, it is immediately going to have enemies, and that those it once considered friends will be changed into adversaries. The soul should not only expect to suffer this from humans, but it should also know that such will likewise be forthcoming from opposing powers and spiritual iniquities.

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4. Joshua 10:15–26

   Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 10:15–261 voice

   “And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.

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5. Joshua 15:63

   But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 15:631 voice

   Concerning Jerusalem, we have frequently said that it means "a vision of peace."

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6. Joshua 18:28

   Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 18:281 voice

   “Therefore we must believe that also here, in imitation of these things, Scripture relates that lots are drawn by Jesus [Joshua], and the inheritance for each of the tribes is determined by divine dispensation; and that in this casting of lots, through the ineffable providence and foreknowledge of God, a model of the future inheritance in heaven is dimly sketched.

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7. Judges 1:21

   The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.

   ›Commentary on Judges 1:211 voice

   “And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem,.... That is, that part of it which belonged to them, for it lay between Judah and Benjamin; and neither of them separately, nor both conjunctly, could drive out the Jebusites from it, particularly the strong hold on the top of Mount Sion, which they held to the times of David.

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8. Judges 19:10

   But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

   ›Commentary on Judges 19:101 voice

   “But the man would not tarry that night,....

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9. 2 Samuel 5:5–9

   In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:5–91 voice

   “In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months,....

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10. 2 Samuel 5:7

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

    ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:71 voice

    “Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion,.... A fortress without the city, and separate from it, and which was very strong; and the taking it might facilitate the taking of the city, which yet as appears by what follows, was very difficult to do: the same is the city of David; it was afterwards so called, where he built an house, and dwelt.

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11. 2 Samuel 6:12–19

    Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.

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    “And it was told King David,....

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12. 2 Samuel 24:16

    But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

    ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:161 voice

    “And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it,....

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13. 1 Kings 3:1

    Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.

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14. 1 Kings 8:1

    At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.

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15. 1 Kings 8:38

    then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—

    ›Commentary on 1 Kings 8:381 voice

    “The words "knowing the rebellion of their own heart," mean that, when they are saved, they will know that God had previously turned away from them and had crushed them by misfortunes because they had sinned and acted rebelliously.

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16. 1 Kings 9:15

    This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

    ›Commentary on 1 Kings 9:151 voice

    “And this is the reason of the levy which King Solomon raised,....

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