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)).