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1 Chronicles 11:4–8

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¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
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From verse 4

  1. Judges 1:21Rank 1 from verse 4
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    21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

  2. Joshua 15:63Rank 2 from verse 4
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    63¶ As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

  3. Joshua 15:8Rank 3 from verse 4
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    8And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

  5. Genesis 15:21Rank 5 from verse 4
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    21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

  6. 2 Samuel 5:6–10Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6¶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

    7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

    8And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

    9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

    10And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

  7. Exodus 3:17Rank 7 from verse 4
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    17And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

  8. Genesis 10:16Rank 8 from verse 4
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    16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

  9. Joshua 18:28Rank 9 from verse 4
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    28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

  10. Judges 19:10–12Rank 10 from verse 4
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    10But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

    11And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

    12And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

From verse 5

  1. Psalms 132:13Rank 1 from verse 5
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    13For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

  2. 1 Chronicles 11:7Rank 2 from verse 5
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    7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

  3. 1 Kings 8:1Rank 3 from verse 5
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    1THEN 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.

  4. 1 Samuel 17:26Rank 4 from verse 5
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    26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

  5. 1 Samuel 17:36Rank 5 from verse 5
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    36Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

  6. 1 Samuel 17:9–10Rank 6 from verse 5
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    9If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

    10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

  7. 2 Chronicles 5:2Rank 7 from verse 5
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    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.

  8. 2 Samuel 5:9Rank 8 from verse 5
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    9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

  9. 2 Samuel 6:10Rank 9 from verse 5
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    10So 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 Obed-edom the Gittite.

  10. 2 Samuel 6:12Rank 10 from verse 5
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    12¶ And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, 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 Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

  11. Hebrews 12:22Rank 11 from verse 5
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    22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

  12. Lamentations 4:11–12Rank 12 from verse 5
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    11The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

    12The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

  13. Psalms 122:5Rank 13 from verse 5
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    5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

  14. Psalms 125:1–2Rank 14 from verse 5
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    1THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

    2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  15. Psalms 2:6Rank 15 from verse 5
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  16. Psalms 48:12–13Rank 16 from verse 5
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    12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

    13Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.

  17. Psalms 48:2Rank 17 from verse 5
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    2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

  18. Psalms 78:68Rank 18 from verse 5
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    68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

  19. Psalms 87:2Rank 19 from verse 5
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    2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

  20. Psalms 87:5Rank 20 from verse 5
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    5And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.

  21. Psalms 9:11Rank 21 from verse 5
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    11Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

  22. Revelation 14:1Rank 22 from verse 5
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    1AND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

  23. Romans 9:33Rank 23 from verse 5
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    33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

From verse 6

  1. 2 Samuel 8:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

  2. 1 Samuel 17:25Rank 2 from verse 6
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    25And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

  3. 2 Samuel 2:18Rank 3 from verse 6
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    18¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

  4. 2 Samuel 20:23Rank 4 from verse 6
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    23¶ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

  5. 2 Samuel 3:27Rank 5 from verse 6
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    27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

  6. Joshua 15:16–17Rank 6 from verse 6
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    16¶ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

    17And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

From verse 7

  1. 2 Samuel 5:7Rank 1 from verse 7
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    7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

  2. 1 Chronicles 11:5Rank 2 from verse 7
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    5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

  3. Psalms 2:6Rank 3 from verse 7
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

From verse 8

  1. 1 Kings 11:27Rank 1 from verse 8
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    27And 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. 1 Kings 9:15Rank 2 from verse 8
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    15¶ And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

  3. 2 Kings 12:20Rank 3 from verse 8
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    20And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

  4. Judges 9:20Rank 4 from verse 8
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    20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

  5. Judges 9:6Rank 5 from verse 8
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    6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

  6. Nehemiah 4:2Rank 6 from verse 8
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    2And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

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1 Chronicles 11:4

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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1 Chronicles 11:5

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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hither

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To or toward this place or direction; in “hither and thither,” this way and that.

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castle

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A house fortified for defense against an enemy; a fortress.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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1 Chronicles 11:6

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smiteth

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Third-person singular present form of smite (to strike, beat, afflict, wound, or slay).

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

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captain

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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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1 Chronicles 11:7

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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castle

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A house fortified for defense against an enemy; a fortress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

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1 Chronicles 11:8

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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repaired

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of repair, meaning to restore or mend; to make amends. Sense 2: To go or resort to a place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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rest

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Sense 1: To cease from labour or motion, lie still, settle, remain, or rely; also repose, peace, security, or an abiding place. Sense 2: The remaining persons or things after a part is distinguished.

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11:4¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.

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11:5And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

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11:6And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

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11:7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

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11:8And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

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11:9So David waxed greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him.

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