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Jerusalem was originally a Jebusite city, occupied by Israel at the time of David. At this stage, it became the capital city of Israel. Following the disintegration of the united kingdom, the city became the capital of the southern kindom of Judah.
Pre-Israelite Jerusalem
Inhabited by Jebusites
Judges 19:9-12See alsoGenesis 10:15-16;Genesis 15:18-21;Exodus 3:7-8;Exodus 23:23;Exodus 34:11;Numbers 13:29;Deuteronomy 7:1-2;Joshua 3:10;Joshua 9:1-2;Joshua 10:1-7;Joshua 15:7-8;Joshua 18:28
Israelites unable to occupy Jerusalem
Joshua 15:63See alsoJudges 1:4-8Although the men of Judah defeated the Jebusites in this battle, their victory was not sufficient to conquer them nor to gain permanent control over the city;Judges 1:21
Jerusalem conquered by David
1 Chronicles 11:4-9 pp2 Samuel 5:6-10
Jerusalem as the site of the ark
See also
2 Samuel 6:12-19 pp1 Chronicles 15:25-16:3
Jerusalem capital city of David and Solomon
2 Samuel 5:4-5See also2 Samuel 9:13;Samuel 11:1;Samuel 12:29-31 pp1 Chronicles 20:1-3;2 Samuel 14:23-24;Samuel 15:13-14;1 Kings 2:10-12,36-45;Kings 3:1;Kings 8:1;Kings 10:1-5,26-27;Kings 11:41-43
Jerusalem capital of the southern kingdom
1 Kings 14:21See also1 Kings 12:16-19 pp2 Chronicles 10:16-19;1 Kings 12:25-27;Kings 15:9-10;Kings 22:42 pp2 Chronicles 20:31;2 Kings 8:16-17 pp2 Chronicles 21:5;2 Kings 12:1 pp2 Chronicles 24:1;2 Kings 15:1-2 pp2 Chronicles 26:3;2 Kings 18:1-2 pp2 Chronicles 29:1;2 Kings 18:13-35 pp2 Chronicles 32:9-19 ppIsaiah 36:1-22;2 Kings 21:1 pp2 Chronicles 33:1;2 Kings 23:31-33 pp2 Chronicles 36:2-3
Jerusalem conquered by the Babylonians
2 Kings 24:18-25:12 pp2 Chronicles 36:11-20 ppJeremiah 39:1-10 ppJeremiah 52:1-16
The rebuilding of Jerusalem
See also
2 Chronicles 36:23;Ezra 1:1-4;Nehemiah 2:1-6:19
Jerusalem capital of Persian province of Judah
Nehemiah 1:1-3See alsoEzra 3:1;Ezra 4:4-6;Ezra 10:7;Nehemiah 13:6-7,15-16
Jerusalem in NT times
Matthew 2:1-3See alsoMatthew 3:1-6 ppMark 1:3-5;Matthew 4:25;Matthew 15:1 ppMark 7:1;Luke 2:22,41;Luke 4:9;John 11:55;Acts 9:1-2;Acts 25:1-3
Prophetic warning of the destruction of Jerusalem
Luke 21:20-24See alsoLuke 23:26-31
See also
1351 covenant with David
5085 David
5256 city
5437 palaces
5529 sieges
6222 rebellion against God
7135 Israel, people of God
7216 exile in Assyria
7217 exile in Babylon
7236 Israel, united kingdom
7245 Judah, kingdom of
7610 Council of Jerusalem
