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King's Highway

King's Highway (Biblical Place • Kir • 31.181°N, 35.702°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:17 , Num 21:22 (identified with Kir ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to King David & the Davidic Covenant —Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include King's Highway (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:17 , Num 21:22 (identified with Kir ).) King's Pool (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).) King's Valley (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:17 , 2 Sam 18:18 (identified with Jerusalem ).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Isaiah 36:2 : "And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's ..."; 2 Kings 18:17 : "And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem . And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when ..."; Isaiah 49:11 : "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Kings 1 ( 1 Kings • Chapter 1 (53 verses)), 2 Kings 16 ( 2 Kings • Chapter 16 (20 verses)), Isaiah 36 ( Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

King's Highway
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Biblical Place • Kir • 31.181°N, 35.702°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:17 , Num 21:22 (identified with Kir ).

מֶלֶךְ
melek (meleḵ) [MEH-lekh]
H4428 Hebrew noun masculine 2530x
king, royal sovereign

King, sovereign ruler; human earthly king under the covenant law (Deuteronomy 17) and supremely Yahweh as cosmic King of kings ruling from Zion.

Derivation: From מָלַךְ (H4427) to reign.
King's Pool
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Map of the Kingdoms of Edom, Moab & Ammon
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The royal highway ( King's Highway ) passing through the ancient southeastern kingdoms bordering Israel .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
1 Kings 1
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1 Kings • Chapter 1 (53 verses)

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy b... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Gihon 2 .

King's Valley
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:17 , 2 Sam 18:18 (identified with Jerusalem ).

2 Kings 3:4
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2 Kings Chapter 3, Verse 4

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 3:4

2 Kings 16
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2 Kings • Chapter 16 (20 verses)

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem , and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his fa... Mentions: Ahaz, Jotham , Judah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Syria , Elath , Assyria , Damascus .

2 Kings 3:5
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2 Kings Chapter 3, Verse 5

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 3:5

Isaiah 36
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Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them. And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Joah , Assyria, Lachish , Jerusalem , Egypt , Hamath .

2 Kings 9:2
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2 Kings Chapter 9, Verse 2

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 9:2

1 Kings
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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...."

Rembrandt — David Playing the Harp for King Saul (1650)
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The young David playing the harp to soothe King Saul 's troubled spirit while Saul weeps into the curtain.

Rembrandt van Rijn • Mauritshuis, The Hague Public Domain Mark 1.0
Isaiah 62
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Isaiah • Chapter 62 (12 verses)

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be c... Mentions: Zion's , Jerusalem's , Jerusalem , Zion .

1 Kings 6:1
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1 Kings Chapter 6, Verse 1

Scripture passage in 1 Kings 6:1

1 Kings Map
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Interactive Book Map • 1 Kings

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Kings .

Isaiah 7
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Isaiah • Chapter 7 (25 verses)

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham , the son of Uzziah , king of Judah , that Rezin the king of Syria , and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel , went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. And it was told the house of Dav... Mentions: Ahaz , Jotham , Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Syria , Jerusalem , Ephraim , Damascus , Samaria .

2 Kings Map
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Interactive Book Map • 2 Kings

Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 2 Kings .

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

Anointed in Bethlehem as the youngest son of Jesse , King David united the tribes of Israel , established Jerusalem as the royal and spiritual capital, and received God's covenant promise in 2 Samuel 7 and 1 Chronicles 17 of an eternal throne.

1 Kings 3
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1 Kings • Chapter 3 (28 verses)

And 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. Only the people sacrificed in high plac... Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

1 Kings 20
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1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)

And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .

2 Kings 11
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2 Kings • Chapter 11 (21 verses)

And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram , sister of Ahaziah , took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him,... Mentions: Ahaziah, Joram , Joash , David , Baal , Sur .

2 Kings 18:5
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2 Kings Chapter 18, Verse 5

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 18:5

1 Kings 8
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1 Kings • Chapter 8 (66 verses)

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 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 . And all the men ... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel, David , Moses , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt , Hamath .

Esther 6
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Esther • Chapter 6 (14 verses)

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sough...

2 Kings 18:4
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2 Kings Chapter 18, Verse 4

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 18:4

1 Kings 17:1
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1 Kings Chapter 17, Verse 1

Scripture passage in 1 Kings 17:1

1 Kings 5
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1 Kings • Chapter 5 (18 verses)

And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon ; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David . And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name ... Mentions: Solomon, David, Jacob/Israel , Tyre , Lebanon , Solomon's .

Genesis 14
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Genesis • Chapter 14 (24 verses)

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Chedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of nations; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom , and with Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , and Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the kin... Mentions: Elam , Bela , Ham , Amalekites , Lot , Shinar , Ellasar , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Judges 5
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Judges • Chapter 5 (31 verses)

Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel , when the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Isr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Ephraim , Amalek , Benjamin , Seir , Edom, Sinai .

2 Kings 17:6
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2 Kings Chapter 17, Verse 6

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 17:6

2 Kings 3
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2 Kings • Chapter 3 (27 verses)

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah , and reigned twelve years. And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his fat... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Jehoshaphat , Judah , Baal , Moab , Samaria , Mesha , Edom .

1 Kings 22
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1 Kings • Chapter 22 (53 verses)

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel . And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel . And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Jehoshaphat , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Syria , Ramoth 3 , Gilead , Samaria , Jerusalem .

1 Kings 2
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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 Kings 25:1
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2 Kings Chapter 25, Verse 1

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 25:1

Scripture Passages (24)

And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem . And they went up and came to Jerusalem . And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel , turn again to these thy cities.

And they came to Jericho : and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria , and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt , and the Egyptian into Assyria , and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.

Then said the Lord unto Isaiah , Go forth now to meet Ahaz , thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;

And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria ; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt .

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon : and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom , and slew two thousand men of them.

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem , and on the south of Lebonah .

And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.

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