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This early reference sets the stage for Jerusalem's role as a city of peace and blessing. The city's significance grows as it becomes the political and spiritual center of Israel under King David. David captures Jerusalem from the Jebusites and establishes it as the capital of the united kingdom of Israel (2 Samuel 5:6-10).
The Ark then spent years in the house of Abinadab in Kiriath-Jearim (1 Samuel 7:1). David, having recently established Jerusalem as the political capital of Israel, sought to make it the religious center as well. Jerusalem, also known as the City of David, was strategically located and had significant historical and religious importance.
According to the biblical account in 2 Samuel 5:6-10, David strategically captured the stronghold of Jebus, later known as Jerusalem. This significant victory not only demonstrated David’s military prowess but also solidified Jerusalem’s status as the political and spiritual epicenter of the Israelites.
- King David
- Joshua
- The Tribe of Judah During The Period of The Judges
- Ideological History
The best-known account of how Jerusalem, or “the City of David,” became Israelite takes place seven and a half years into David’s reign, during which time Hebron had functioned as his capital. According to the timeline here, before King David conquered the city, it was settled by Jebusites, a group unknown from any ancient Near Eastern sources—and ...
After Joshua defeats Jericho and Ai, and makes a peace treaty with the Gibeonite cities, Adoni-Tzedek, king of Jerusalem, contacts four other southern Canaanite city statesand suggests a joint attack on the Gibeonites, for making a pact with the invaders (Josh 10). The Gibeonites send a message to Joshua asking for help, and he marches all night to...
Yet a third tradition about the conquering of Jerusalem is described in the beginning of the Book of Judges, which begins with a number of conquests by the tribe of Judah. One of the cities they conquer is Jerusalem: Considering the obvious implication of this verse—that before Judah attacks and destroys Jerusalem, it was a Canaanite city. Yet the ...
This brings us back full circle to the tradition of David as the first Israelite conqueror of Jerusalem. What are we to make of all these traditions? I believe the traditions can best be understood as reflecting ideological rather than historical concerns. 1. The King David tradition is likely tied to the claims of the monarchy, i.e., the Davidic l...
It was important for David to retrieve the ark because it was from the mercy seat that God promised to speak to Israel’s high priest: “There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the ...
Jan 21, 2019 · One of the most cryptic narratives in Samuel is the story of David’s conquest of the city of Jebus-Jerusalem. This paper proposes that David did not conquer the city through battle, but through ...
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God orders Samuel to appoint Saul as king, but tension between obedience and political expediency erupts almost as soon as Saul is anointed. Saul’s principal task was to fight the Philistines, the coastal people who sought to conquer the territory of Israel in the 11th and 10th centuries B.C.E. Samuel ordered Saul to wait for him at Gilgal , so Samuel could offer a sacrifice before the war ...
