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Kidron

Kidron (Biblical Place • 31.772°N, 35.237°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 15:23 , 1 Kgs 2:37 , 1 Kgs 15:13 , 2 Kgs 23:4 , 2 Kgs 23:6 , 2 Kgs 23:12 . It is closely linked with Kidron Valley (Biblical Place • Kidron • 31.772°N, 35.237°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 30:14 , John 18:1 (identified with Kidron).

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Hezron (Generation 25 • Messianic Line • Child of Perez ): Hezron is a biblical figure in Generation 25 of the Messianic Line , child of Perez , parent of Jerahmeel , Ram (or Amram ), Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai ), Ashhur , Segub . ( Numbers 26:21 , Ruth 4:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:5 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 26 ) Aaron (Generation 26 • Child of Amram ): ( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 4 , Exodus 5 , Exodus 6 ) Abdon (Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel ): Abdon is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 ) (mentioned in Joshua 21 , Judges 12 , 1 Chronicles 6 ) Hebron (Generation 25 • Child of Kohath ): Hebron is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Kohath . ( Exodus 6:18 , Numbers 3:19 , 1 Chronicles 6:2 , 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 23:12 ) (mentioned in Genesis 13 , Genesis 23 , Genesis 35 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Kidron (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 15:23 , 1 Kgs 2:37 , 1 Kgs 15:13 , 2 Kgs 23:4 , 2 Kgs 23:6 , 2 Kgs 23:12 .) Kidron Valley (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 30:14 , John 18:1 (identified with Kidron ).) Valley of Jehoshaphat (Ancient biblical location referenced in Joel 3:2 , Joel 3:12 (identified with Kidron).) Kitron (Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:30 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ancient Hebrew Tomb Inscription ( Kidron Valley ) — Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ). Rock-Cut Burial Cave (Kidron Valley, Jerusalem ) — Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Kings 23:6 : "And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem , unto the brook Kidron , and burned it at the brook Kidron , and stamped it small to powder, and cast the p..."; 2 Chronicles 30:14 : "And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem , and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron."; 1 Kings 15:13 : "And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.". Related canonical books and chapters: The First Book of the Maccabees 16 ( The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 16 (24 verses)), 1 Kings (Old Testament • 22 Chapters), 1 Kings 15 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Kidron
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.772°N, 35.237°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 15:23 , 1 Kgs 2:37 , 1 Kgs 15:13 , 2 Kgs 23:4 , 2 Kgs 23:6 , 2 Kgs 23:12 .

Kidron Valley
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Kidron • 31.772°N, 35.237°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 30:14 , John 18:1 (identified with Kidron ).

Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • Isaiah 22:15–16

Monumental Hebrew inscription carved into the limestone cliffside tombs along the eastern slope of the Kidron Valley opposite the Temple Mount in Jerusalem , echoing Isaiah 's oracle concerning royal stewards hewing rock-cut sepulchres on high ( Isaiah 22:15–16 ).

Interactive 3D Rock-Hewn Tomb • Matthew 27:60 & John 19:41

Photogrammetry scan of a rock-hewn Jerusalem burial cave in the Kidron Valley carved directly into the natural limestone bedrock with a low rectangular entrance and interior burial benches—illustrating the architecture of Judean rock-cut family tombs from Isaiah 22:16 to the Gospel accounts of the burial and resurrection of Jesus ( Matthew 27:60 ; John 19:41 ).

Valley of Jehoshaphat
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Kidron • 31.772°N, 35.237°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Joel 3:2 , Joel 3:12 (identified with Kidron ).

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 16 (24 verses)

And John went up from Gazara, and told Simon his father what Cendebaeus was doing. And Simon called his two oldest sons, Judas and John , and said to them, I and my brethren and my father’s house have fought the battles of Israel from our youth, even to this day; and things have p... Mentions: Simon, Judas , Jacob/Israel , Mattathias , Kidron , Azotus , Jericho , Jerusalem .

Interactive 3D Museum Scale Model • 2 Samuel 5 & 1 Kings 6–9

Topographical scale model of royal Jerusalem during the First Temple period (Iron Age II) from the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem , illustrating the City of David spur, the Ophel , the Kidron and Tyropoeon valleys, and Solomon's Temple complex crowning Mount Moriah .

1 Kings
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 22 Chapters

1 Kings (Old Testament, 22 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Shimei . Key places: Gihon 2 , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat...."

1 Kings 15
99% Chapter
1 Kings • Chapter 15 (34 verses)

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah . Three years reigned he in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was ... Mentions: Judah , David , Rehoboam , Asa , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Kidron , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus .

2 Chronicles 29
99% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 29 (36 verses)

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem . And his mother's name was Abijah , the daughter of Zechariah . And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done... Mentions: Hezekiah , Abijah , Zechariah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Eden , Kidron .

2 Kings 23
99% Chapter
2 Kings • Chapter 23 (37 verses)

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem . And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and g... Mentions: Judah, Hilkiah , Baal , Joshua , Nathan , Jerusalem, Kidron , Geba 1 , Topheth .

2 Chronicles 15
99% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (19 verses)

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: And he went out to meet Asa , and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa , and all Judah and Benjamin ; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake yo... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Asa, Judah , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Kidron .

2 Chronicles 30
99% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 30 (27 verses)

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah , and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh , that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem , to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel . For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in J... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jacob/Israel, Judah , Ephraim , Manasseh , Jerusalem , Dan , Assyria , Kidron .

1 Kings 2
96% Chapter
1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .

2 Samuel 15
95% Chapter
2 Samuel • Chapter 15 (37 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom cal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hebron , David , Zadok , Ahimaaz , Geshur , Syria , Jerusalem , Giloh .

Jeremiah 31
95% Chapter
Jeremiah • Chapter 31 (40 verses)

At the same time, saith the Lord, will I be the God of all the families of Israel , and they shall be my people. Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel , when I went to cause him to rest. The Lord hath appeared of old... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Ephraim , Judah , Samaria , Zion , Ramah 1 , Egypt .

The First Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 15 (41 verses)

And Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation; and the contents thereof were after this manner: King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the J... Mentions: Simon, Jerusalem , Dor , Rome , Samos , Pamphylia .

Hezron
81% Messianic Line
Generation 25 • Messianic Line • Child of Perez

Hezron is a biblical figure in Generation 25 of the Messianic Line , child of Perez , parent of Jerahmeel , Ram (or Amram ), Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai ), Ashhur , Segub . ( Numbers 26:21 , Ruth 4:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:5 )

Aaron
80% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses , Aaron, and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Kitron
73% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 32.753°N, 35.279°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:30 .

Ekron
70% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.778°N, 34.852°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 13:3 , Josh 15:11 , Josh 15:45 , Josh 15:46 , Josh 19:43 , Judg 1:18 .

Abdon
69% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

Abdon is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:36 )

Hebron
68% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Kohath

Hebron is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Kohath . ( Exodus 6:18 , Numbers 3:19 , 1 Chronicles 6:2 , 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 23:12 )

Eleazar
67% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Aaron

( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Hezron
67% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Hazor 1 • 33.017°N, 35.568°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:3 (identified with Hazor 1 ).

Onan
66% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:2-4 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 , Genesis 38:9-10 ) Onan did what was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, so He took his life. ( Genesis 38:10 )

Ezbon
66% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Ezbon is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela . ( 1 Chronicles 7:7 )

Shikkeron
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Ekron • 31.778°N, 34.852°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:11 (identified with Ekron ).

Ram (or Amram)
66% Messianic Line
Generation 26 • Messianic Line • Child of Hezron

Ram (or Amram ) is a biblical figure in Generation 26 of the Messianic Line , child of Hezron , parent of Amminidab . ( Ruth 4:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:9 )

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Abram/Abraham
65% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Gedor
65% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

Gedor is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:37 )

Yiron
64% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.089°N, 35.414°E

now Yaroun. Referenced in Josh 19:38 .

Nahshon
64% Messianic Line
Generation 28 • Messianic Line • Child of Amminidab

Nahshon is a biblical figure in Generation 28 of the Messianic Line , child of Amminidab , parent of Salma (or Salmon ). ( Ruth 4:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:10 )

Iddo
64% Gen 29
Generation 29 • Child of Joah

Iddo is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Joah , parent of Zerah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:21 )

Perez
63% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Scripture Passages (24)

And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem , unto the brook Kidron , and burned it at the brook Kidron , and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem , and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron .

And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron .

For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron , thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron , and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron .

And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron , unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron .

And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz , which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron .

And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest , and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal , and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron , and carried the ashes of them unto Beth–el.

And he built Kidron , and set horsemen there, and forces of foot, to the end that issuing out they might make outroads upon the ways of Judaea, according as the king commanded him.

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

they of Macalon, a hundred twenty and two: they of Betolion, fifty and two: the sons of Niphis, a hundred fifty and six:

Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron , nor the inhabitants of Nahalol ; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead , whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub .

And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

the son of Aaron , of the tribe of Levi ; which was captive in the land of the Medes, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians.

And the sons of Midian ; Ephah , and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

AP.1MA 16:9 (KJV)
AP.1MA 16 KJV

at that time was Judas John ’s brother wounded: but John pursued after them, till he came to Kidron , which Cendebaeus had built;

and as many fountains flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains, whereupon there grow roses and lilies, whereby I will fill your children with joy.

And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath –rimmon with her suburbs:

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

And for Aaron 's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.

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