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Tel Dan Stele (House of David Inscription)

Tel Dan Stele ( House of David Inscription ) (Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • 2 Kings 8 –9): Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram - Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah . 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.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

David (Generation 33 • Messianic Line • Child of Jesse ): David is a biblical figure in Generation 33 of the Messianic Line , child of Jesse , parent of Ammon , Daniel , Absolom , Adinijah , Shephatiah . ( Ruth 4:22 , 1 Chronicles 2:15 ) (mentioned in Ruth 4 , 1 Chronicles 2 , 1 Chronicles 3 ) Dan (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Dan is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:6 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 ) (mentioned in Genesis 14 , Genesis 30 , Genesis 35 ) Daniel (Generation 34 • Child of David): Daniel is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of David. ( 1 Chronicles 3:1 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3 , Ezra 8 , Nehemiah 10 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Dan (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:14 , Josh 19:47 , Judg 18:29 , Judg 20:1 , 1 Sam 3:20 , 2 Sam 3:10 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Tel Dan Stele ( House of David Inscription ) — Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram - Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah . 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 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Samuel 7:5 : "Go and tell my servant David , Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"; 1 Chronicles 17:4 : "Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:"; 2 Samuel 3:10 : "To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul , and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah , from Dan even to Beer–sheba.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 17 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 17 (27 verses)), 1 Chronicles 22 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 22 (19 verses)), 2 Samuel 3 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 3 (39 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Interactive 3D Epigraphic Scan • 2 Kings 8–9

Broken 9th-century BC basalt stele discovered at Tel Dan in 1993–1994 containing an Old Aramaic victory inscription of King Hazael of Aram - Damascus that explicitly references the ' House of David ' (bytdwd) alongside Kings Jehoram of Israel and Ahaziah of Judah .

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.

David
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Generation 33 • Messianic Line • Child of Jesse

David is a biblical figure in Generation 33 of the Messianic Line , child of Jesse , parent of Ammon , Daniel , Absolom , Adinijah , Shephatiah . ( Ruth 4:22 , 1 Chronicles 2:15 )

בַּיִת
bayit
H1004 Hebrew
house, family, dynasty, temple

house, family, dynasty, temple. House, household, royal dynasty (House of David), and temple (Beit YHWH, House of the LORD).

Dan
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Biblical Place • 33.249°N, 35.652°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:14 , Josh 19:47 , Judg 18:29 , Judg 20:1 , 1 Sam 3:20 , 2 Sam 3:10 .

Dan
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Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Dan is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 30:6 , 1 Chronicles 2:2 )

Daniel
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Generation 34 • Child of David

Daniel is a biblical figure in Generation 34, child of David . ( 1 Chronicles 3:1 )

1 Chronicles 17
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. And it cam... Mentions: David, Nathan, Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

כְּתָב
ketab
H3792 Hebrew
writing, inscription, scripture

writing, inscription, scripture. Writing, royal decree, scripture; the divine inscription on the wall (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin, Daniel 5:7, 8, 15, 24).

1 Chronicles 22
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 22 (19 verses)

Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel . And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel ; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. And David prepared ... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel, Solomon , Moses , Tyre .

2 Samuel 3
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2 Samuel • Chapter 3 (39 verses)

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David : but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. And unto David were sons born in Hebron : and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; And his second, Chilea... Mentions: Saul, David, Hebron , Abigail , Maacah , Geshur , Dan , Laish .

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 ).

2 Chronicles 2
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 2 (18 verses)

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom. And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. And Solomon se... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Dan , Tyre , Jerusalem , Lebanon , Joppa .

1 Kings 7
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1 Kings • Chapter 7 (51 verses)

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon ; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pi... Mentions: Solomon , Naphtali , Boaz , David , Lebanon , Tyre , Jordan , Succoth 1 , Zarethan .

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 .

Daniel 4
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Daniel • Chapter 4 (37 verses)

Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his king... Mentions: Daniel , Babylon .

Daniel 1
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Daniel • Chapter 1 (21 verses)

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem , and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the ho... Mentions: Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Judah, Jacob/Israel , Daniel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Babylon , Jerusalem , Shinar .

2 Samuel 7
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2 Samuel • Chapter 7 (29 verses)

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, ... Mentions: Nathan, David , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Egypt .

בֵּן
ben
H1121 Hebrew
son, descendant, heir, member of class

son, descendant, heir, member of class. Son, male offspring; covenant heir; Israel as God's firstborn son (Exodus 4:22), and Davidic King as begotten Son (Psalm 2:7).

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 .

1 Chronicles 7
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 7 (40 verses)

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron , four. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi , and Rephaiah , and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number w... Mentions: Issachar , Uzzi , Rephaiah , David , Michael , Shimron , Bela , Anathoth , Bilhah , Gilead .

The Fourth Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 18 (24 verses)

O Israelitish children, descendants of the seed of Abraham , obey this law, and in every way be religious. Knowing that religious reasoning is lord of the passions, and those not only inward but outward. When those persons giving up their bodies to pains for the sake of religion, ... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Abel , Cain , Isaac , Joseph , Jerusalem .

Daniel 2
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Daniel • Chapter 2 (49 verses)

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his... Mentions: Daniel , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Judah , Babylon .

1 Kings 9
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1 Kings • Chapter 9 (28 verses)

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon . And the Lord said unto him, I... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Tamar , Esau ( Edom ), Solomon's , Gibeon , Egypt , Tyre , Galilee .

Daniel 5
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Daniel • Chapter 5 (31 verses)

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that ... Mentions: Daniel , Judah , Jerusalem , Babylon .

1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .

נָגִיד
nagid
H5057 Hebrew
leader, prince, ruler, captain

leader, prince, ruler, captain. Leader, ruler, prince appointed by God over His people; used of David (2 Samuel 7:8) and the Messianic Prince in Daniel 9:25.

1 Chronicles 21
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 21 (30 verses)

And Satan stood up against Israel , and provoked David to number Israel . And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer–sheba even to Dan ; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hu... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David, Dan , Judah , Levi , Jerusalem , Jebusite , Gibeon .

1 Chronicles 29
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 29 (30 verses)

Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the Lord God. Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for t... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Ophir , Hebron , Jerusalem .

οἰκία
oikia
G3614 Greek
a house, dwelling, at home

a house, dwelling, at home. Primary meaning: a house, dwelling, at home, the household. Strong's: properly, residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication, a family (especially domestics). Lexical nuances: a house , dwelling : Mt 2:11 7:24-27 , Mk 1:29 , al.; ἐν οἰκίᾳ (= cl. κατ ̓ οἰκίαν ), at home , Lk 8:27 ; εἰς οἰ. , II Jo 10 ; οἰ , c. gen. pers., usually has the art. ( Mt 8:14 , al., but cf. οἶκος and v. Bl., § 46, 9); ἡ οἰ. τ. πατρός μου , Jo 14:2 . Metaph., of the body as the dwelling of the soul: II Co 5:1 ; of property (as בַּיִת , Ge 45:18 , LXX, τ. ὑπάρχοντα ; III Ki 13:8 , LXX, οἶκος )...

Mark 2
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Mark • Chapter 2 (28 verses)

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Levi , David , Capernaum .

2 Chronicles 16
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 16 (14 verses)

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah , and built Ramah , to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah . Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of t... Mentions: Asa, Jacob/Israel , Judah, Dan , Abel , Ramah 1 , Syria , Damascus , Ijon .

Psalms 132
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Psalms • Chapter 132 (18 verses)

Lord, remember David , and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob ; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Zion .

2 Samuel 20
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2 Samuel • Chapter 20 (26 verses)

And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba , the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David , neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, O Israel . So every man of Israel went up from ... Mentions: David , Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Judah , Abel , Sheba , Jordan , Jerusalem , Gibeon .

1 Esdras 5
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1 Esdras • Chapter 5 (73 verses)

After this were the chiefs of fathers’ houses chosen to go up according to their tribes, with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle. And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem ... Mentions: Aaron , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Judah , Moab , Jerusalem , Persia , Babylon , Elam .

2 Samuel 24
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2 Samuel • Chapter 24 (25 verses)

And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel , and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah . For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Judah , Dan , Gad , Jordan , Aroer 1 , Jazer , Gilead .

Scripture Passages (24)

2 Samuel 7:5 (KJV)
2 Samuel 7 KJV

Go and tell my servant David , Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

1 Chronicles 17:4 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 17 KJV

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul , and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah , from Dan even to Beer–sheba.

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

Is not this David , of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul : I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon , that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.

O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.

1 Chronicles 3:1 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 3 KJV

Now these were the sons of David , which were born unto him in Hebron ; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel , of Abigail the Carmelitess:

I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath , saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David , and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah , his companions:

2 Samuel 7:26 (KJV)
2 Samuel 7 KJV

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel : and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

1 Chronicles 17:24 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 17 KJV

Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel , even a God to Israel : and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

2 Samuel 7:18 (KJV)
2 Samuel 7 KJV

Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 5:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5 KJV

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron , and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

2 Samuel 7:7 (KJV)
2 Samuel 7 KJV

In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel , whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

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