Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the city David made the capital of Israel and where Solomon built the temple; it is where Jesus was crucified and rose again, and a new Jerusalem will come down from heaven.

The city of David

• 2 Samuel 5:6-7
  ⁶And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” ⁷Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
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• 2 Samuel 5:9
  So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
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The place God chose for his name

• 1 Kings 11:36
  And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
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• 2 Chronicles 6:6
  But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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• Psalm 132:13
  For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:
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• Psalm 48:1-2
  ¹Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. ²Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

• Psalm 122:6-7
  ⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper. ⁷Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
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• Psalm 125:2
  As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
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• Psalm 137:5-6
  ⁵If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. ⁶If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
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Judgment and destruction

• 2 Kings 25:9-10
  ⁹And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. ¹⁰And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
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• Lamentations 1:1
  How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.
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• Luke 19:41-44
  ⁴¹And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it ⁴²Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. ⁴³For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ⁴⁴And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
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• Luke 21:20
  And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
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Jesus and Jerusalem

• Luke 9:51
  And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
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• Matthew 23:37
  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
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• Luke 24:47
  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
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• Acts 1:8
  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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The new Jerusalem

• Galatians 4:26
  But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
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• Hebrews 12:22
  But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
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• Revelation 21:2
  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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• Revelation 21:10
  And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,
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See also

• Temple
• Israel
• New heaven and new earth
• Crucifixion of Jesus

Notes

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