Jerusalem

He burnt the LORD’s house, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.

All the army of the Kasdim, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years;

and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;

and Yochanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.

These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.

Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem.

Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (the same is Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were there.

David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David became the father of more sons and daughters.

These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.

David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.

He brought out the people who were therein, and cut them with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy, the LORD saw, and he relented of the disaster, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” the LORD’s angel was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

David lifted up his eyes, and saw the LORD’s angel standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.