2 Samuel 5:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But David did take the fort of Zion. This fort became the City of David.)

Cross References

1 Kings 2:10

Then David died and was buried in the City of David.

2 Samuel 6:16

Saul’s daughter Michal was looking out the window. While the Lord’s Holy Box was being carried into the city, David was jumping and dancing before the Lord. Michal saw this, and she was upset at David.

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.

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

Micah 4:2

People from many nations will go there and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Temple of the God of Jacob. Then God will teach us his way of living, and we will follow him.” His teaching, the Lord’s message, will begin in Jerusalem on Mount Zion and will go out to all the world.

Isaiah 59:20

Then a redeemer will come to Zion to save the people of Jacob who have turned away from sin.

Isaiah 12:6

People of Zion, shout about these things! The Holy One of Israel is with you in a powerful way. So sing and be happy!

Psalm 132:13

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

Psalm 87:2

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

Psalm 51:18

God, please be good to Zion. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 48:12

Walk around Jerusalem, and count its towers.

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 24:16

The people buried Jehoiada in the City of David where the kings are buried. The people buried Jehoiada there because in his life he did much good in Israel for God and for God’s Temple.

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.

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made a peace treaty with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David. This was when Solomon was still building his palace, the Temple of the Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.

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.

2 Samuel 5:8

That day David said to his men, “Whenever you strike at the Jebusites, aim for the throat and kill them.” David said this because he hates to have people left who are crippled and blind. That is why people now say, “The lame and blind are not allowed in the temple.”

1 Kings 9:24

Pharaoh’s daughter moved from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her. Then he built the Millo.

Jeremiah 21:13

“Jerusalem, I am against you. You sit on top of the mountain. You sit like a queen over this valley. You people of Jerusalem say, ‘No one can attack us. No one can come into our strong city.’” This message is from the Lord.

Nehemiah 3:15

Shallun son of Col-Hozeh repaired the Fountain Gate. Shallun was the governor of the district of Mizpah. He repaired the gate and put a roof over it. He put the doors on the hinges. Then he put the locks and bolts on the doors. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam that is next to the King’s Garden. He repaired the wall all the way to the steps that go down from the City of David.

Psalm 48:3

In the palaces of that city, God is known as the fortress.