1 Chronicles 11:5

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said to David, “You cannot get inside our city.” But David did defeat them. He took over the fortress of Zion, and it became the City of David.

Cross References

Revelation 14:1

Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, who was standing on Mount Zion. There were 144,000 people with him. They all had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to a place where thousands of angels have gathered to celebrate.

Romans 9:33

The Scriptures talk about that stone: “Look, I put in Zion a stone that will make people stumble. It is a rock that will make people fall. But anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed.” Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

Psalm 132:13

The Lord has chosen Zion to be the place for his Temple, the place he wanted for his home.

Psalm 122:5

The kings from David’s family put their thrones here. They set up their thrones to judge the people.

Psalm 87:5

But about Zion he says, “I know each and every person born there.” It is the city built by God Most High.

Psalm 87:2

He loves the gates of Zion more than any other place in Israel.

Psalm 78:68

No, he chose the tribe of Judah, and he chose Mount Zion, the place he loves.

Psalm 48:2

His city is such a pleasant place. It brings joy to people from around the world. Mount Zion is the true mountain of God. It is the city of the great King.

Psalm 9:11

Sing praises to the Lord, who sits as King in Zion. Tell the nations about the great things he has done.

Psalm 2:6

He says, “I have chosen this man to be king, and he will rule on Zion, my holy mountain.”

2 Chronicles 5:2

Solomon commanded the elders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the heads of families to meet together in Jerusalem. He did this so that they could bring the Box of the Lord’s Agreement up to the Temple from the City of David, that is, Zion.

1 Chronicles 11:7

Then David made his home in the fortress. That is why it is named the City of David.

1 Kings 8:1

Then King Solomon told all the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of Israel to come together in Jerusalem. Solomon wanted them to join in moving the Box of the Lord’s Agreement from the City of David up to the Temple.

2 Samuel 6:12

Later people told David, “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed Edom and everything he owns, because God’s Holy Box is there.” So David went and brought God’s Holy Box from Obed Edom’s house. David was very happy and excited.

2 Samuel 6:10

So David would not move the Lord’s Holy Box into the City of David. He put the Holy Box at the house of Obed Edom from Gath.

2 Samuel 5:9

David lived in the fort and called it “The City of David.” David built up the city from the Millo inward.

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed both a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, Goliath, just like them. Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “What did he say? What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner, nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

Judges 19:10

But the Levite did not want to stay another night. He took his two donkeys and his slave woman. He traveled as far as the city of Jebus (that is, Jerusalem).

1 Chronicles 11:4

David and all the Israelites went to the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was called Jebus at that time. The people living in that city were named Jebusites. They

1 Chronicles 11:6

David said, “The one who leads the attack on the Jebusites will become the commander over all my army.” So Joab led the attack. He was Zeruiah’s son. Joab became the commander of the army.