1 Chronicles 11:5
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5 The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.
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Hebrews 12:22
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22 But you have come to (A)Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, (B)the heavenly Jerusalem, and to (C)innumerable angels in festal gathering,
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Romans 9:33
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33 as it is written,
(A)“Behold, I am laying in Zion (B)a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
(C)and whoever believes in him will not be (D)put to shame.”
Lamentations 4:11-12
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11 (A)The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and (B)he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
12 (C)The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
Psalm 132:13
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Psalm 125:1-2
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The Lord Surrounds His People
A Song of (A)Ascents.
125 Those who (B)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which (C)cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so (D)the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 122:5
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5 There (A)thrones for judgment were set,
the thrones of the house of David.
Psalm 87:5
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5 And of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her”;
for the Most High himself will (A)establish her.
Psalm 87:2
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2 the Lord (A)loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
Psalm 78:68
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68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he (A)loves.
Psalm 48:12-13
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12 Walk about Zion, go around her,
number her towers,
13 consider well her (A)ramparts,
go through her citadels,
(B)that you may tell the next generation
Psalm 48:2
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2 (A)beautiful in elevation,
is (B)the joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
(C)the city of the great King.
Psalm 9:11
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Psalm 2:6
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2 Chronicles 5:2
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The Ark Brought to the Temple
2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of (A)the city of David, which is Zion.
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1 Chronicles 11:7
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7 And David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.
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1 Kings 8:1
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The Ark Brought into the Temple
8 (A)Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, (B)the leaders of the fathers' houses of the people of Israel, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, (C)to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of (D)the city of David, which is Zion.
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2 Samuel 6:12
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12 And it was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” (A)So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom (B)to the city of David with rejoicing.
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2 Samuel 6:10
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10 So David was not willing to take the ark of the Lord into the city of David. But David took it aside (A)to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
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2 Samuel 5:9
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9 And David lived in the stronghold and called it (A)the city of David. And David built the city all around from the (B)Millo inward.
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1 Samuel 17:36
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36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, (A)for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
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1 Samuel 17:26
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26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away (A)the reproach from Israel? For who is this (B)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should (C)defy the armies of (D)the living God?”
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1 Samuel 17:9-10
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9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants (A)and serve us.” 10 And the Philistine said, (B)“I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”
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