ir H5892

עִיר (ir) means “excitement” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עִיר Hebrew · H5892 1,090 tagged occurrences in 932 verses

Pronunciation guide: eer Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5892A

עִיר · ir · excitement

1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror

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TBESH · H5892B

עִיר · ir · city

1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town

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TBESH · H5892G

עִיר · ir · City (of On)

Combined with on (אֹן "On" H0204) This name means city, town Another name of on (אֹן "On" H0204)

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TBESH · H5892H

עִיר · ir · Ir-

#A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; son of: Tehinnah (H8468)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from H5782 (עוּר) a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

KJV glosses: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

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How translators render H5892

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the city	173
cities	148
city	121
of the city	73
the cities	66
in the city	57
in the cities	29
a city	26
to the city	18
and the city	13
their cities	11
from the city	10
of his city	10
into the city	9
it	8
in their cities	7
your cities	7
of the cities	6
towns	6
and in the cities	5
and the cities	5
from the cities	5
his city	5
its cities	5
o city	5
the towns	5
in a city	4
the town	4
vvv	4
along with the city	3
and	3
at the city	3
her cities	3
his hometown	3
of their city	3
on the city	3
these cities	3
through the city	3
to the cities	3
a town	2
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and cities	2
and city	2
and their cities	2
and your cities	2
around the city	2
as your cities	2
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his cities	2
his own city	2
in his city	2
in the towns	2
in the villages	2
in their own towns	2
in their towns	2
including the cities	2
including these cities	2
its villages	2
like a city	2
now the city	2
of the town	2
set it	2
still in the city	2
their cities to destruction	2
then the city	2
to a city	2
to his own town	2
against city	1
against that city	1
ai	1
along with its cities	1
and every city	1
and from the cities	1
and her cities	1
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and its towns	1
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and which cities	1
anguish	1
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but the city	1
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by the city	1
cities of yours	1
city by city	1
coming out of the cities	1
courtyard	1
each	1
each of their cities	1
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for the cities	1
for the city	1
fortified cities	1
fortress	1
from a city	1
from his city	1
from it	1
from your city	1
had settled in their towns	1
hometown	1
i will cause the cities	1
i will turn your cities	1
in every city	1
in his cities	1
in its towns	1
in my own city	1
in naboths city	1
in one of the cities	1
in our towns	1
in the walls of the city	1
in wrath	1
including its cities	1
is a city no more	1
is the city	1
it in a city	1
its surrounding cities	1
jerusalem	1
josiah did the same in the cities	1
let the city	1
like cities	1
like the cities	1
my cities	1
my city	1
number of cities	1
of ai	1
of each town	1
of her city	1
of his cities	1
of my city	1
of the city will be	1
of the towns	1
of the villages	1
of this city	1
one town	1
or the cities	1
other cities	1
over the cities	1
settled in their towns	1
some cities	1
that resembled a city	1
that the citys	1
the inner room	1
the other cities	1
the people of its cities	1
the villages	1
the villages around it	1
the witnesses	1
their towns	1
them	1
then the cities	1
there were cities	1
through their cities	1
throughout the city	1
to city	1
to come from his hometown	1
to each city	1
to his city	1
to servitude	1
to their cities	1
together with	1
toward the city	1
town	1
up from the city	1
upon their cities	1
villages	1
was the city	1
went out of the city	1
were given cities	1
were mustered from their cities	1
were their cities	1
were to dwell in their own towns	1
when this city	1
with the city	1
your city	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
cities	128
of the city	111
the city	92
in the city	53
city	48
in the cities	33
the cities	33
into the city	30
a city	19
and the city	19
out of the city	17
this city	17
of his city	16
to the city	13
all the cities	11
and the cities	11
in their cities	11
of the cities	11
these cities	11
against the city	10
and in the cities	10
from the city	10
in this city	9
of that city	9
and all the cities	8
unto the city	8
him in the city	7
of this city	7
against this city	5
into this city	5
their cities	5
and cities	4
and this city	4
from the cities	4
out of the cities	4
over the city	4
unto the cities	4
upon the city	4
all the city	3
all these cities	3
and against all the cities	3
for the city	3
in all the cities	3
no city	3
of a city	3
of every city	3
of their cities	3
of their city	3
of thy cities	3
that the city	3
thy cities	3
unto his city	3
your cities	3
against the cities	2
all his cities	2
all their cities	2
and for the cities	2
and her cities	2
and in all the cities	2
and in every several city	2
and to the cities	2
and upon all the cities	2
every city	2
for the cities	2
her cities	2
in all their cities	2
in his cities	2
in his city	2
in your cities	2
into a city	2
it the city	2
of those cities	2
out of all the cities	2
thee and this city	2
them from the city	2
thereof and all the cities	2
to a city	2
to his city	2
to the cities	2
towns	2
unto all the cities	2
upon this city	2
you cities	2
a town	1
against city	1
all of it and the cities	1
also out of the city	1
and against this city	1
and all her cities	1
and all that is in the city	1
and among the cities	1
and city	1
and every city	1
and his city	1
and in every city	1
and into what cities	1
and no city	1
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and on the cities	1
and out of the cities	1
and out of the city	1
and they shall be unto you cities	1
and thou shalt cause this city	1
and thy cities	1
and to all the cities	1
and upon all her towns	1
and what cities	1
and your cities	1
as a city	1
be as the cities	1
before the city	1
behold now this city	1
between thee and the city	1
but in the cities	1
but of the cities	1
but the city	1
by city	1
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by this city	1
concerning this city	1
court	1
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for himself in the city	1
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for thy city	1
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her in the city	1
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him cities	1
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him the city	1
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him unto a city	1
his cities	1
his city	1
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how doth the city	1
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in that city	1
into a town	1
into their cities	1
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it and the city	1
it by cities	1
it in a city	1
it in his city	1
itself and in all the cities	1
let the city	1
like the cities	1
my cities	1
my city	1
nor unto the cities	1
not of the cities	1
notwithstanding the cities	1
now the cities	1
now the city	1
now their cities	1
o city	1
of all cities	1
of all the cities	1
of city	1
of her city	1
of his cities	1
of my city	1
of the town	1
of thee o city	1
of these cities	1
on his cities	1
on the city	1
on this city	1
out of his city	1
over the cities	1
over their cities	1
sake the city	1
save cities	1
shall be cities	1
shall be there in the cities	1
so all the cities	1
than thyself cities	1
than we the cities	1
that all the city	1
that his city	1
that is in it the city	1
that the cities	1
the same cities	1
the whole city	1
thee in all thy cities	1
thee the city	1
them and their cities	1
them to cities	1
then shall the cities	1
then shall this city	1
then the city	1
there was not a city	1
these were the cities	1
this the city	1
those cities	1
thou hast in the city	1
throughout all the cities	1
throughout all the city	1
to be cities	1
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to city	1
to himself to the city	1
to that city	1
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town	1
until the cities	1
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unto him into the city	1
unto him the cities	1
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unto their cities	1
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upon it the city	1
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upon us and upon this city	1
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us a city	1
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us this city	1
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were every one	1
what cities	1
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which are in the city	1
which he had against the cities	1
with all the cities	1
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you and the city	1
you the city	1

Verses containing H5892

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1 Samuel 30:29 · BSB · 2 occurrences
to those in Racal and in the cities of the Jerahmeelites and Kenites;
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1 Samuel 31:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
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2 Samuel 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
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2 Samuel 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron.
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2 Samuel 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
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2 Samuel 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
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2 Samuel 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
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2 Samuel 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David with rejoicing.
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2 Samuel 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
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2 Samuel 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
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2 Samuel 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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2 Samuel 10:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
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2 Samuel 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the strongest enemy soldiers were.
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2 Samuel 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
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2 Samuel 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
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2 Samuel 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”
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2 Samuel 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
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2 Samuel 12:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
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2 Samuel 12:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water supply of the city.
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2 Samuel 12:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me.”
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2 Samuel 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
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2 Samuel 12:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
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2 Samuel 15:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
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2 Samuel 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
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2 Samuel 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had passed out of the city.
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2 Samuel 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
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2 Samuel 15:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
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2 Samuel 15:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
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2 Samuel 15:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
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2 Samuel 17:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
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2 Samuel 17:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
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2 Samuel 17:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
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2 Samuel 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”
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2 Samuel 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
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Source alternate reference: 19.4
2 Samuel 19:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”
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Source alternate reference: 19.38
2 Samuel 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”
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2 Samuel 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,
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2 Samuel 20:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
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2 Samuel 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
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2 Samuel 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
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2 Samuel 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They crossed the Jordan and camped near Aroer, south of the town in the middle of the valley, and proceeded toward Gad and Jazer.
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2 Samuel 24:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
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1 Kings 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
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1 Kings 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
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1 Kings 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);
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1 Kings 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
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1 Kings 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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