יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם

ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place643 occurrences26 books600 verses
This is the name of the place Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions.

Definition

rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Traditional renderings: Jerusalem.

Glossary entries

Zion Jerusalem Jebus, Jebusite Salem Ariel (Place) Hephzibah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

643 total
  1. Joshua 10:1יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem
    Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
  2. Joshua 10:3יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem
    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
  3. Joshua 10:5יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם · of Jerusalem
    So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
  4. Joshua 10:23יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם · of Jerusalem
    So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
  5. Joshua 12:10יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · of Jerusalem
    …the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
  6. Joshua 15:8יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
  7. Joshua 15:63 (2×)יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · in Jerusalem; בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · [there]
    But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
  8. Joshua 18:28יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · Jerusalem
    Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
  9. Judges 1:7יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · to Jerusalem
    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  10. Judges 1:8בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · against Jerusalem
    Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
  11. Judges 1:21 (2×)יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · in Jerusalem; בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · [there]
    The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
  12. Judges 19:10יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem)
    But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
  13. 1 Samuel 17:54יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · it to Jerusalem
    David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
  14. 2 Samuel 5:5וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם · and in Jerusalem
    In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
  15. 2 Samuel 5:6יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · to Jerusalem
    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.”
  16. 2 Samuel 5:13מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · from Jerusalem
    After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
  17. 2 Samuel 5:14בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · in Jerusalem
    These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
  18. 2 Samuel 8:7יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · to Jerusalem
    And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
  19. 2 Samuel 9:13בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · in Jerusalem
    So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
  20. 2 Samuel 10:14יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · to Jerusalem
    When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
  21. 2 Samuel 11:1בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · in Jerusalem
    In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
  22. 2 Samuel 11:12בִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם · in Jerusalem
    “Stay here one more day,” David said to Uriah, “and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.
  23. 2 Samuel 12:31יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ · to Jerusalem
    David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
  24. 2 Samuel 14:23יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ · to Jerusalem
    So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
  25. 2 Samuel 14:28בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · in Jerusalem
    Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.
  26. 2 Samuel 15:8יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · to Jerusalem
    For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”
  27. 2 Samuel 15:11מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · from Jerusalem
    Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.
  28. 2 Samuel 15:14בִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ · in Jerusalem
    And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
  29. 2 Samuel 15:29יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · to Jerusalem
    So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.
  30. 2 Samuel 15:37יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · in Jerusalem
    So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
  31. 2 Samuel 16:3בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם · in Jerusalem
    “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
  32. 2 Samuel 16:15יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · to Jerusalem
    Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
  33. 2 Samuel 17:20יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס · to Jerusalem
    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
  34. 2 Samuel 19:19מִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם · Jerusalem
    …and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
  35. 2 Samuel 19:25יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · from Jerusalem
    And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?”
  36. 2 Samuel 19:33בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · in Jerusalem
    The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”
  37. 2 Samuel 19:34יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · to Jerusalem
    But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?
  38. 2 Samuel 20:2יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · to Jerusalem
    So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
  39. 2 Samuel 20:3יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ · in Jerusalem
    When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.
  40. 2 Samuel 20:7מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · Jerusalem
    So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
  41. 2 Samuel 20:22יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · in Jerusalem
    Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
  42. 2 Samuel 24:8יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ · to Jerusalem
    At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.
  43. 2 Samuel 24:16יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ · Jerusalem
    But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
  44. 1 Kings 2:11וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם · in Jerusalem
    The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
  45. 1 Kings 2:36בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם · in Jerusalem
    Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.
  46. 1 Kings 2:38בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · in Jerusalem
    “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
  47. 1 Kings 2:41מִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם · from Jerusalem
    When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
  48. 1 Kings 3:1יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם · Jerusalem
    Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.