(NIV)
Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and had become their allies.
As soon as
Adoni-zedek,
king of
Jerusalem,
heard how Joshua had
captured Ai and had devoted it to
destruction,
doing to
Ai and its
king as he had
done to
Jericho and its
king, and how the
inhabitants of
Gibeon had
made peace with Israel and
were among them,
(NIV)
So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon.
So
Adoni-zedek king of
Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of
Hebron,
to Piram king of
Jarmuth,
to Japhia king of
Lachish, and
to Debir king of
Eglon,
saying,
(NIV)
Then the five kings of the Amorites – the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon – joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it.
Then the
five kings of the
Amorites, the
king of
Jerusalem, the
king of
Hebron, the
king of
Jarmuth, the
king of
Lachish, and the
king of
Eglon,
gathered their forces and
went up with
all their
armies and
encamped against Gibeon and
made war against it.
(NIV)
So they brought the five kings out of the cave – the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon.
And they
did so, and
brought those
five kings out to him
from the
cave, the
king of
Jerusalem, the
king of
Hebron, the
king of
Jarmuth, the
king of
Lachish, and the
king of
Eglon.
(NIV)
the king of Jerusalem
one
the king of Hebron
one
the
king of
Jerusalem,
one;
the
king of
Hebron,
one;
(NIV)
Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
Then the
boundary goes up by the
Valley of the
Son of
Hinnom at the
southern shoulder of the
Jebusite ( that is,
Jerusalem). And the
boundary goes up to the
top of the
mountain that lies
over against the
Valley of
Hinnom, on the
west, at the
northern end of the
Valley of
Rephaim.
(NIV)
Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.
But the
Jebusites, the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem,
the
people of
Judah could not drive out,
so the
Jebusites dwell with the
people of
Judah at
Jerusalem to this day.
(NIV)
Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath – fourteen towns and their villages.
This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.
Zela,
Haeleph,
Jebus (that is,
Jerusalem),
Gibeah and
Kiriath-jearim —
fourteen cities with their
villages. This is the
inheritance of the
people of
Benjamin according to its
clans.
(NIV)
Then Adoni-Bezek said, ‘Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.’ They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
And
Adoni-bezek said, “
Seventy kings with their
thumbs and their
big toes cut off used to pick up
scraps under my
table.
As I have
done,
so God has
repaid me.” And they
brought him to
Jerusalem, and he
died there.
(NIV)
The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem also and took it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
And the
men of
Judah fought against
Jerusalem and
captured it and
struck it with the
edge of the
sword and
set the
city on
fire.
(NIV)
The Benjaminites, however, did not drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjaminites.
But the
people of
Benjamin did
not drive out the
Jebusites who
lived in
Jerusalem,
so the
Jebusites have
lived with the
people of
Benjamin in
Jerusalem to
this day.
(NIV)
But, unwilling to stay another night, the man left and went towards Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
But the
man would not spend the night. He
rose up and
departed and
arrived opposite Jebus (that is,
Jerusalem). He had with him a
couple of
saddled donkeys, and
his concubine was
with him.
(NIV)
David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent.
And
David took the
head of the
Philistine and
brought it to
Jerusalem, but he
put his
armor in
his tent.
(NIV)
In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
At Hebron he
reigned over Judah seven years and
six months, and at
Jerusalem he
reigned over all Israel and
Judah thirty-three years.
(NIV)
The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, ‘You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.’ They thought, ‘David cannot get in here.’
And the
king and his
men went to
Jerusalem against the
Jebusites, the
inhabitants of the
land, who
said to
David, “You will
not come in
here, but the
blind and the
lame will
ward you off”—
thinking, “
David cannot
come in here.”
(NIV)
After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
And
David took more
concubines and
wives from
Jerusalem,
after he
came from
Hebron, and more
sons and
daughters were
born to
David.
(NIV)
These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
And
these are the
names of those who were
born to him in
Jerusalem:
Shammua,
Shobab,
Nathan,
Solomon,
(NIV)
David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
And
David took the
shields of
gold that
were carried by the
servants of
Hadadezer and
brought them to
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.
So
Mephibosheth lived in
Jerusalem, for
he ate always at the
king’s table. Now
he was
lame in
both his feet.
(NIV)
When the Ammonites realised that the Arameans were fleeing, they fled before Abishai and went inside the city. So Joab returned from fighting the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
And when the
Ammonites saw that the
Syrians fled, they likewise
fled before Abishai and
entered the
city. Then
Joab returned from fighting
against the
Ammonites and
came to
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
,
In the
spring of the
year, the
time when kings
go out to battle,
David sent Joab, and his
servants with him, and
all Israel. And they
ravaged the
Ammonites and
besieged Rabbah. But
David remained at
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
Then David said to him, ‘Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back.’ So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.
Then
David said to Uriah, “
Remain here
today also, and
tomorrow I will
send you back.” So
Uriah remained in
Jerusalem that
day and the
next.
(NIV)
and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labour with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.
And he
brought out the
people who were in it and
set them to labor with
saws and
iron picks and
iron axes and
made them toil at the
brick kilns. And thus he
did to
all the
cities of the
Ammonites. Then
David and
all the
people returned to
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.
So
Joab arose and
went to
Geshur and
brought Absalom to
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
Absalom lived for two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.
So
Absalom lived two full years in
Jerusalem,
without coming into the
king’s presence.
(NIV)
While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: “If the
Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the
Lord in Hebron.” ’
For your
servant vowed a
vow while I
lived at
Geshur in
Aram,
saying, ‘
If the
Lord will indeed
bring me back to
Jerusalem, then I will
offer worship to the
Lord^.’”
(NIV)
Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter.
With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were
invited guests, and they
went in their
innocence and
knew nothing.
(NIV)
Then David said to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem, ‘Come! We must flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom. We must leave immediately, or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin on us and put the city to the sword.’
Then
David said to
all his
servants who were
with him at
Jerusalem, “
Arise, and let us
flee, or
else there will be
no escape for us
from Absalom.
Go quickly,
lest he
overtake us
quickly and
bring down ruin on us and
strike the
city with the
edge of the
sword.”
(NIV)
So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there.
So
Zadok and
Abiathar carried the
ark of
God back to
Jerusalem, and they
remained there.
(NIV)
So Hushai, David’s confidant, arrived at Jerusalem as Absalom was entering the city.
So
Hushai,
David’s friend, came
into the
city,
just as
Absalom was
entering Jerusalem.
(NIV)
The king then asked, ‘Where is your master’s grandson?’
Ziba said to him, ‘He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, “Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.”’
And the
king said, “And
where is your
master’s son?”
Ziba said to the
king, “
Behold, he
remains in
Jerusalem,
for he
said, ‘
Today the
house of
Israel will give me
back the
kingdom of
my father.’”
(NIV)
Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
Now
Absalom and
all the
people, the
men of
Israel,
came to
Jerusalem, and
Ahithophel with him.
(NIV)
When Absalom’s men came to the woman at the house, they asked, ‘Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?’
The woman answered them, ‘They crossed over the brook.’ The men searched but found no one, so they returned to Jerusalem.
When
Absalom’s servants came to the
woman at the
house, they
said, “
Where are
Ahimaaz and
Jonathan?” And the
woman said to them, “They have gone
over the
brook of
water.” And when they had
sought and could
not find them, they
returned to
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
and said to him, ‘May my lord not hold me guilty. Do not remember how your servant did wrong on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king put it out of his mind.
and
said to the
king,
“Let
not my
lord hold me
guilty or remember how your
servant did
wrong on the
day my
lord the
king left Jerusalem. Do not let the
king take it
to heart.
(NIV)
When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, ‘Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?’
And when he
came to
Jerusalem to
meet the
king, the
king said to him, “
Why did you
not go with me,
Mephibosheth?”
(NIV)
The king said to Barzillai, ‘Cross over with me and stay with me in Jerusalem, and I will provide for you.’
And the
king said to Barzillai, “Come
over with me, and I will
provide for you
with me in
Jerusalem.”
(NIV)
But Barzillai answered the king, ‘How many more years shall I live, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?
But
Barzillai said to the
king,
“
How many
years have I still to
live,
that I should
go up with the
king to
Jerusalem?
(NIV)
So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
So
all the
men of
Israel withdrew from David and
followed Sheba the
son of
Bichri. But the
men of
Judah followed their
king steadfastly
from the
Jordan to Jerusalem.
(NIV)
When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and put them in a house under guard. He provided for them but had no sexual relations with them. They were kept in confinement till the day of their death, living as widows.
And
David came to his
house at
Jerusalem. And the
king took the
ten concubines whom he had
left to
care for the
house and
put them in a
house under guard and
provided for them, but did
not go in to them. So they
were shut up until the
day of their
death,
living as if in
widowhood.
(NIV)
So Joab’s men and the Kerethites and Pelethites and all the mighty warriors went out under the command of Abishai. They marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bikri.
And there
went out after him
Joab’s men and the
Cherethites and the
Pelethites, and
all the
mighty men. They
went out from Jerusalem to
pursue Sheba the
son of
Bichri.
(NIV)
Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bikri and threw it to Joab. So he sounded the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each returning to his home. And Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.
Then the
woman went to all the
people in her
wisdom. And they
cut off the
head of
Sheba the
son of
Bichri and
threw it out
to Joab. So he
blew the
trumpet, and they
dispersed from the
city,
every
man to his
home. And
Joab returned to
Jerusalem to the
king.
(NIV)
After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
So when they had
gone through
all the
land, they
came to
Jerusalem at the
end of
nine months and
twenty days.
(NIV)
When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the
Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, ‘Enough! Withdraw your hand.’ The angel of the
Lord was then at the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
And when the
angel stretched out his
hand toward
Jerusalem to destroy it, the
Lord relented from the
calamity and
said to the
angel who was
working destruction among the people, “It is
enough;
now stay your
hand.” And the
angel of the
Lord was by the
threshing floor of
Araunah the
Jebusite.
(NIV)
He had reigned for forty years over Israel – seven years in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
And the
time that
David reigned over Israel was
forty years. He
reigned seven years in
Hebron and
thirty-three years in
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, ‘Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
Then the
king sent and
summoned Shimei and
said to him, “
Build yourself a
house in
Jerusalem and
dwell there, and do
not go out from there to any
place whatever.
(NIV)
Shimei answered the king, ‘What you say is good. Your servant will do as my lord the king has said.’ And Shimei stayed in Jerusalem for a long time.
And
Shimei said to the
king, “
What you
say is
good; as my
lord the
king has
said,
so will your
servant do.” So
Shimei lived in
Jerusalem many days.
(NIV)
When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
And when
Solomon was
told that
Shimei had
gone from
Jerusalem to
Gath and
returned,
(NIV)
Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the
Lord, and the wall around Jerusalem.
Solomon made a
marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of
Egypt. He
took Pharaoh’s daughter and
brought her into the
city of
David until he had
finished building his own
house and the
house of the
Lord and the
wall around Jerusalem.
(NIV)
Then Solomon awoke – and he realised it had been a dream.
He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the
Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.
And
Solomon awoke, and
behold, it was a
dream. Then he
came to
Jerusalem and
stood before the
ark of the
covenant of the
Lord, and
offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings, and
made a
feast for
all his servants.
(NIV)
Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of the
Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.
Then
Solomon assembled the
elders of
Israel and
all the
heads of the
tribes,
the
leaders of the
fathers’ houses of the
people of
Israel, before
King Solomon in
Jerusalem,
to bring up the
ark of the
covenant of the
Lord out of the
city of
David, which is
Zion.
(NIV)
Here is the account of the forced labour King Solomon conscripted to build the
Lord’s temple, his own palace, the terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
And this is the
account of the
forced labor that
King Solomon drafted to
build the
house of the
Lord and his own
house and the
Millo and the
wall of
Jerusalem and
Hazor and
Megiddo and
Gezer
(NIV)
as well as all his store cities and the towns for his chariots and for his horses – whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.
and
all the
store cities that Solomon had, and the
cities for his
chariots, and the
cities for his
horsemen, and
whatever Solomon desired to
build in
Jerusalem, in
Lebanon, and in
all the
land of
his dominion.
(NIV)
Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan – with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones – she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind.
She
came to
Jerusalem with a
very great retinue, with
camels bearing spices and
very much gold and
precious stones. And when she
came to Solomon, she
told him
all that was on
her mind.
(NIV)
Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
And
Solomon gathered together chariots and
horsemen. He had
1,400 chariots and
12,000 horsemen, whom he
stationed in the
chariot cities and with the
king in
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
And the
king made silver as common in
Jerusalem as
stone, and he
made cedar as
plentiful as the
sycamore of the
Shephelah.
(NIV)
On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.
Then
Solomon built a
high place for
Chemosh the
abomination of
Moab, and for
Molech the
abomination of the
Ammonites, on the
mountain east of
Jerusalem.
(NIV)
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.’
However,
I will
not tear away
all the
kingdom, but I will
give one tribe to your
son, for the
sake of
David my
servant and for the
sake of
Jerusalem that I have
chosen.”
(NIV)
About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country,
And at that
time, when
Jeroboam went out of
Jerusalem, the
prophet Ahijah the
Shilonite found him on the
road. Now Ahijah had
dressed himself in a
new garment, and the
two of them were
alone in the open
country.
(NIV)
But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe.
(but he shall have
one tribe, for the
sake of my
servant David and for the
sake of
Jerusalem,
the
city that I have
chosen out
of all the
tribes of
Israel),
(NIV)
I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
Yet to his
son I will
give one tribe,
that David my
servant may
always have a
lamp before me in
Jerusalem,
the
city where I have
chosen to
put my name.
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