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Zion

Zion (Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 5:7 , 1 Kgs 8:1 , 2 Kgs 19:21 , 1 Chr 11:5 , 2 Chr 5:2 , Ps 2:6 (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 Zion (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 5:7 , 1 Kgs 8:1 , 2 Kgs 19:21 , 1 Chr 11:5 , 2 Chr 5:2 , Ps 2:6 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Mount Zion (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 19:31 , Ps 48:2 , Ps 48:11 , Ps 74:2 , Ps 78:68 , Ps 125:1 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Zion's (Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 33:6 , Isa 62:1 (identified with Jerusalem).) Ezion-geber (Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:35 , Num 33:36 , Deut 2:8 , 1 Kgs 9:26 , 1 Kgs 22:48 , 2 Chr 8:17 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Samuel 5:7 : "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion : the same is the city of David ."; Micah 3:10 : "They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity."; Psalms 50:2 : "Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.". Related canonical books and chapters: Amos 1 ( Amos • Chapter 1 (15 verses)), Isaiah 18 ( Isaiah • Chapter 18 (7 verses)), Isaiah 4 ( Isaiah • Chapter 4 (6 verses)).

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

Topics, People & Places (36)

Zion
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Sam 5:7 , 1 Kgs 8:1 , 2 Kgs 19:21 , 1 Chr 11:5 , 2 Chr 5:2 , Ps 2:6 (identified with Jerusalem ).

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.

Mount Zion
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Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Kgs 19:31 , Ps 48:2 , Ps 48:11 , Ps 74:2 , Ps 78:68 , Ps 125:1 (identified with Jerusalem ).

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

Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 33:6 , Isa 62:1 (identified with Jerusalem ).

רִנָּה
rinna
H7440 Hebrew
ringing cry, shout of joy, proclamation

ringing cry, shout of joy, proclamation. Piercing cry of joy, jubilant shouting of redeemed returning to Zion ('with singing unto Zion', Isaiah 35:10); also cry of prayer.

בַּת
bat
H1323 Hebrew
daughter, inhabitants (Daughter of Zion)

daughter, inhabitants (Daughter of Zion). Daughter; personified community of God's covenant people: Bat Tziyyon ('Daughter of Zion', Isaiah 52:2, Zechariah 9:9).

Ezion-geber
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Biblical Place • 29.758°N, 35.031°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 33:35 , Num 33:36 , Deut 2:8 , 1 Kgs 9:26 , 1 Kgs 22:48 , 2 Chr 8:17 .

Amos 1
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Amos • Chapter 1 (15 verses)

The words of Amos , who was among the herdmen of Tekoa , which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah , and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel , two years before the earthquake. And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion , and utter his voice ... Mentions: Amos , Jacob/Israel, Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Joash , Tekoa , Zion , Jerusalem , Carmel , Damascus .

Isaiah 18
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Isaiah • Chapter 18 (7 verses)

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia : That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; ... Mentions: Ethiopia , Zion .

Isaiah 4
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Isaiah • Chapter 4 (6 verses)

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. In that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem .

Isaiah 12
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Isaiah • Chapter 12 (6 verses)

And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my sal... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Psalms 9
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Psalms • Chapter 9 (20 verses)

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Mentions: Zion .

Zechariah 8
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Zechariah • Chapter 8 (23 verses)

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion , and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem : and Jerusalem shall... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Zion, Jerusalem.

Amos 6
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Amos • Chapter 6 (14 verses)

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion , and trust in the mountain of Samaria , which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! Pass ye unto Calneh , and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better tha... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Joseph , Zion , Samaria , Calneh , Hamath , Gath .

Isaiah 1
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Isaiah • Chapter 1 (31 verses)

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah , Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings of Judah . Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled ... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah, Azariah (or Uzziah), Jotham , Ahaz , Jerusalem , Zion , Sodom , Gomorrah .

Psalms 126
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Psalms • Chapter 126 (6 verses)

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion , we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are... Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 48
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Psalms • Chapter 48 (14 verses)

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion , on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. Mentions: Judah , Zion , Tarshish .

Psalms 125
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Psalms • Chapter 125 (5 verses)

They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion , which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem , so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem .

Psalms 2
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Psalms • Chapter 2 (12 verses)

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Mentions: Zion .

Psalms 110
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Psalms • Chapter 110 (7 verses)

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion : rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from... Mentions: Zion .

Isaiah 30
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Isaiah • Chapter 30 (33 verses)

Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: That walk to go down into Egypt , and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Phara... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Zoan , Hanes , Zion , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 6
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Jeremiah • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

O ye children of Benjamin , gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem , and blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate ... Mentions: Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tekoa , Zion , Sheba .

Isaiah 3
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Isaiah • Chapter 3 (26 verses)

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, The captain of fi... Mentions: Judah , Jerusalem , Sodom , Zion .

Isaiah 61
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Isaiah • Chapter 61 (11 verses)

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year ... Mentions: Zion .

Isaiah 52
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Isaiah • Chapter 52 (15 verses)

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion ; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem , the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem : loose thyself from the bands o... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Jerusalem, Egypt .

Joel 2
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Joel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)

Blow ye the trumpet in Zion , and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mou... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion , Eden , Jerusalem .

Isaiah 2
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Isaiah • Chapter 2 (22 verses)

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem . And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. A... Mentions: Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion , Lebanon , Bashan , Tarshish .

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 Chronicles 5
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 5 (14 verses)

Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. Then Solomon assembled the... Mentions: Solomon, David , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Asaph , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt .

Psalms 20
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Psalms • Chapter 20 (9 verses)

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ; Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

Zechariah 1
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Zechariah • Chapter 1 (21 verses)

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah , the son of Berechiah , the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers. Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto m... Mentions: Zechariah , Berechiah , Iddo , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion .

Isaiah 51
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Isaiah • Chapter 51 (23 verses)

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased hi... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Zion , Eden , Rahab , Jerusalem .

Psalms 129
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Psalms • Chapter 129 (8 verses)

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .

2 Samuel 5
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2 Samuel • Chapter 5 (25 verses)

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron , and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Hebron , Saul , Judah , Jerusalem , Zion , Millo , Tyre .

Isaiah 29
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Isaiah • Chapter 29 (24 verses)

Woe to Ariel , to Ariel , the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with ... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Ariel, Zion , Lebanon .

1 Chronicles 11
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 11 (47 verses)

Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron , saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Isra... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Hebron , Saul , Samuel , Jerusalem , Jebus , Zion , Millo .

Scripture Passages (24)

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

Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion : the same is the city of David .

They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

Out of Zion , the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion .

Blow the trumpet in Zion , sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Deliver thyself, O Zion , that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon .

Walk about Zion , and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.

But chose the tribe of Judah , the mount Zion which he loved.

Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

For the Lord hath chosen Zion ; he hath desired it for his habitation.

When the Lord shall build up Zion , he shall appear in his glory.

Because of the mountain of Zion , which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

The Lord is great in Zion ; and he is high above all the people.

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Zion .

For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion .

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion .

Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion : for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

The Lord hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ;

Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion .

In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion .

The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion .

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