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King's Pool

King's Pool (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:14 (identified with Jerusalem ). 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 Pool (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).) King's Highway (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:17 , Num 21:22 (identified with Kir ).) King's Valley (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:17 , 2 Sam 18:18 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Pool of Shelah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:15 (identified with Jerusalem).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Khirbet Qumran & Dead Sea Caves — 3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Kings 22:38 : "And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria ; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake."; 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 ..."; Nehemiah 2:14 : "Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.". 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)).

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

Topics, People & Places (36)

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 ).

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.
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 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 ).

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 ).

Pool of Shelah
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 3:15 (identified with Jerusalem ).

Interactive 3D Archaeological Complex • Isaiah 40:3

3D photogrammetry reconstruction of the Khirbet Qumran settlement plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Wilderness, featuring the watchtower, scriptorium, communal dining hall, aqueduct-fed ritual immersion pools (miqva'ot), and adjacent marl scroll caves.

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 .

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 3:5
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2 Kings Chapter 3, Verse 5

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 3:5

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

Scripture passage in 2 Kings 9:2

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 .

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

Scripture passage in 1 Kings 6:1

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 .

Rembrandt — David Playing the Harp for King Saul (1650)
IMAGE • artwork

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 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 .

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...."

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 9:15
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1 Kings Chapter 9, Verse 15

Scripture passage in 1 Kings 9:15

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 .

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

2 Kings 8
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2 Kings • Chapter 8 (29 verses)

Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. And the woman arose, and did a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Joram , Jehoshaphat , Judah , David , Damascus , Syria , Jerusalem , Edom , Zair .

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 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 .

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 .

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 .

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

Scripture passage in 1 Kings 17:1

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 11
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1 Kings • Chapter 11 (43 verses)

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites , Ammonites , Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel , Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in... Mentions: Solomon , Moabites , Ammonites , Jacob/Israel , David , Moab , Jerusalem , Ammon , Jerusalem's , Edom .

Scripture Passages (24)

And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria ; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake.

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.

Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah , and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ?

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 Joab the son of Zeruiah , and the servants of David , went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon : and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col–hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah ; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David .

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda , having five porches.

Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David , that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam , (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.

And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

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;

He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam , and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth–zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David , and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron . But they took the head of Ish–bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron .

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