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2 Samuel 5:7

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Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
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  1. 1 Kings 2:10Rank 1 from verse 7
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    10So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  2. 2 Samuel 6:12Rank 2 from verse 7
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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.

  3. 2 Samuel 6:16Rank 3 from verse 7
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    16And 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.

  4. 1 Chronicles 11:7Rank 4 from verse 7
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    7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.

  5. 1 Kings 3:1Rank 5 from verse 7
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    1AND 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.

  6. 1 Kings 8:1Rank 6 from verse 7
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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.

  7. 2 Chronicles 24:16Rank 7 from verse 7
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    16And 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.

  8. 2 Chronicles 5:2Rank 8 from verse 7
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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.

  9. 2 Samuel 5:9Rank 9 from verse 7
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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.

  10. 2 Samuel 6:10Rank 10 from verse 7
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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.

  11. Hebrews 12:22Rank 11 from verse 7
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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. Isaiah 12:6Rank 12 from verse 7
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    6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  13. Isaiah 59:20Rank 13 from verse 7
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    20¶ And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.

  14. Micah 4:2Rank 14 from verse 7
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    2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  15. Psalms 132:13Rank 15 from verse 7
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    13For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

  16. Psalms 2:6Rank 16 from verse 7
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  17. Psalms 48:12Rank 17 from verse 7
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    12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

  18. Psalms 51:18Rank 18 from verse 7
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    18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

  19. Psalms 87:2Rank 19 from verse 7
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    2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

  20. Psalms 9:11Rank 20 from verse 7
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    11Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

  21. Revelation 14:1Rank 21 from verse 7
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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.

  22. Romans 9:33Rank 22 from verse 7
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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.

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2 Samuel 5:7

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strong

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Having great power, might, firmness, courage, capacity, influence, defence, health, intensity, or ability to act, endure, resist, overcome, or support.

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COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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5:6¶ 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.

5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

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5:8And 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.

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

5:10And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him.

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