2 Samuel 5:7
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.”2 Samuel 5:7
What Does 2 Samuel 5:7 Mean?
2 Samuel 5:7 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 5, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 5:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 2:10“So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.”2 Samuel 5:9“So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.”2 Samuel 6:12“And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.”2 Samuel 6:16“And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.”1 Chronicles 11:7“And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.”Micah 4:8“And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.”2 Samuel 6:10“So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.”1 Kings 3:1“And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”1 Kings 8:1“Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.”1 Kings 11:27“And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.”2 Chronicles 5:2“Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.”2 Chronicles 24:16“And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.”Nehemiah 12:37“And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.”Psalms 2:6“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”Psalms 9:11“Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.”Psalms 20:2“Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;”Psalms 48:12“Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.”Psalms 51:18“Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.”Psalms 87:2“The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”Psalms 132:13“For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.”
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