Jerusalem
The ancient Salem — Ge 14:18 ; Ps 76:2 . The ancient Jebusi or Jebus — Jos 15:8 ; 18:28 ; Jdj 19:10 . The king of, defeated and slain by Joshua — Jos 10:5-23 . Allotted to the tribe of Benjamin — Jos 18:28 . Partly taken and burned by Judah — Jdj 1:8 . The Jebusites Formerly dwelt in. — Jdj 19:10 , 11 . Held possession of, with Judah and Benjamin. — Jos 15:63 ; Jdj 1:21 . Finally dispossessed of, by David. — 2Sa 5:6-8 . Enlarged by David — 2Sa 5:9 . Made the royal city — 2Sa 5:9 ; 20:3 . Specially chosen by God — 2Ch 6:6 ; Ps 135:21 . The seat of government under the Romans for a time — Mt 27:2 , 19 . Roman government transferred from, to Caesarea — Ac 23:23 , 24 ; 25:1-13 . Called City of God. — Ps 46:4 ; 48:1 . City of the Lord. — Isa 60:14 . City of Judah. — 2Ch 25:28 . City of the great king. — Ps 48:2 ; Mt 5:5 . City of solemnities. — Isa 33:20 . City of righteousness. — Isa 1:26 . City of truth. — Zec 8:3 . A city not forsaken. — Isa 62:12 . Faithful city. — Isa 1:21 , 26 . Holy city. — Ne 11:1 ; Isa 48:2 ; Mt 4:5 . Throne of the Lord. — Jer 3:17 . Zion. — Ps 48:12 ; Isa 33:20 . Zion of the holy one of Israel. — Isa 60:14 . Surrounded by mountains — Ps 125:2 . Surrounded by a wall — 1Ki 3:1 . Protected by forts and bulwarks — Ps 48:12 , 13 . Entered by gates — Ps 122:2 ; Jer 17:19-21 . Hezekiah made an aqueduct for — 2Ki 20:20 . Spoils of war placed in — 1Sa 17:54 ; 2Sa 8:7 . Described as Beautiful for situation. — Ps 48:2 . Compact. — Ps 122:3 . Comely. — Song 6:4 . The perfection of beauty. — La 2:15 . Joy of the whole earth. — Ps 48:2 ; La 2:15 . Princess among the provinces. — La 1:1 . Great. — Jer 22:8 . Populous. — La 1:1 . Full of business and tumult. — Isa 22:3 . Wealth, & c in the time of Solomon. — 1Ki 10:26 , 27 . Protected by God — Isa 31:5 . Instances of God’s care and protection of — 2Sa 24:16 ; 2Ki 19:32-34 ; 2Ch 12:7 . The temple built in — 2Ch 3:1 ; Ps 68:29 . The Jews Went up to, at the feasts. — Lu 2:42 ; Ps 122:4 . Loved. — Ps 137:5 , 6 . Lamented the affliction of. — Ne 1:2-4 . Prayed for the prosperity of. — Ps 51:18 ; 122:6 . Prayed towards. — Da 6:10 ; 1Ki 8:41 . Wickedness of — Isa 1:1-4 ; Jer 5:1-5 ; Mic 3:10 . Idolatry of — 2Ch 28:4 ; Eze 8:7-10 . Wickedness of, the cause of its calamities — 2Ki 21:12-15 ; 2Ch 24:18 ; La 1:8 ; Eze 5:5-8 . Was the tomb of the prophets — Lu 13:33 , 34 . Christ Preached in. — Lu 21:37 , 38 ; Joh 18:20 . Did many miracles in. — Joh 4:45 . Publicly entered, as king. — Mt 21:9 , 10 . Lamented over. — Mt 23:37 ; Lu 19:41 . Put to death at. — Lu 9:31 ; Ac 13:27 , 29 . Gospel first preached at — Lu 24:47 ; Ac 2:14 . Miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit first given at — Ac 1:4 ; 2:1-5 . Persecution of the Christian church commenced at — Ac 4:1 ; 8:1 . First Christian council held at — Ac 15:4 , 6 . Calamities of, mentioned Taken and plundered by Shishak. — 1Ki 14:25 , 26 ; 2Ch 12:1-4 . Taken and plundered by Jehoash king of Israel. — 2Ki 14:13 , 14 . Besieged but not taken by Rezin and Pekah. — Isa 7:1 ; 2Ki 16:5 . Besieged but not taken by Sennacherib. — 2Ki 18:17 ; 19:1-37 . Taken and made tributary by Pharaoh-Necho. — 2Ki 23:33-35 . Besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. — 2Ki 24:10 , 11 . Taken and burned by Nebuchadnezzar. — 2Ki 25:1-30 ; Jer 39:1-8 . Threatened by Sanballat. — Ne 4:7 , 8 . Rebuilt after the captivity by order of Cyrus — Ezr 1:1-4 . Prophecies respecting To be taken by king of Babylon. — Jer 20:5 . To be made a heap of ruins. — Jer 9:11 ; 26:18 . To be a wilderness. — Isa 64:10 . To be rebuilt by Cyrus. — Isa 44:26-28 . To be a quiet habitation. — Isa 33:20 . To be a terror to her enemies. — Zec 12:2 , 3 . Christ to enter, as king. — Zec 9:9 . The gospel to go forth from. — Isa 2:3 ; 40:9 . To be destroyed by the Romans. — Lu 19:42-44 . Its capture accompanied by severe calamities. — Mt 24:21 , 29 ; Lu 21:23 , 24 . Signs preceding its destruction. — Mt 24:6-15 ; Lu 21:7-11 , 25 , 28 . Illustrative Of the church. — Ga 4:25 , 26 ; Heb 12:22 . Of the church glorified. — Re 3:12 ; 21:2 , 10 . (Its strong position,) of saints under God’s protection. — Ps 125:2 .