Capture of Jerusalem

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The Capture of Jerusalem refers to King David’s conquest of the Jebusite-held city, after which he established it as the political and religious capital of ancient Israel.

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Capture of Jerusalem canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament event
biblical event
military conquest
associatedWithDynasty King Davidic dynasty
surface form: House of David
biblicalReference 1 Chronicles 11:4–9
2 Samuel 5:6–10
capturedFortress Zion
stronghold of Zion
describedIn 1 Chronicles
surface form: First Book of Chronicles

2 Samuel
surface form: Second Book of Samuel
followedBy bringing of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem
construction of David’s palace
fortification of the City of David
hasAlternativeName David’s capture of Zion
conquest of Jebus
hasApproximateDate 10th century BCE
hasCulturalImpact Jerusalem becoming symbolic city of Davidic dynasty
hasHistoricalDebate scholarly discussion on date and scale of the conquest
hasLocation City of David archaeological area
surface form: City of David

Jerusalem
hasMainProtagonist King David
hasOpponent Jebusites
hasOutcome defeat of the Jebusites
integration of Jerusalem into the united monarchy
hasPrecedingCapital Hebron
hasReligiousSignificance foundation of Jerusalem as religious center of Israel
hasRulerAfterConquest King David
hasStrategicImportance control of central highlands route
neutral location between northern and southern tribes
hasTheologicalTheme divine support for Davidic kingship
involvesFigure Joab
surface form: Joab son of Zeruiah
isPartOf history of Jerusalem
history of ancient Israel
reign of King David
languageOfPrimarySources Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
ledBy King David
resultedIn creation of the City of David
establishment of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
transfer of political center from Hebron to Jerusalem
subsequentDevelopment Jerusalem as seat of the Davidic monarchy
planning for a central temple in Jerusalem
tookPlaceInRegion Judah
Ancient Israel
surface form: ancient Israel
tradition Christian tradition
Islamic tradition
Jewish tradition

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2 Samuel containsEvent Capture of Jerusalem
Battle of Gaza followedBy Capture of Jerusalem