Those remaining in Zion, those left in Jerusalem, will be called “holy,” all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.

The words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.

These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.

Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face.

So the king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

He ruled for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His grandmother was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

Conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem, so he fled to Lachish. But they sent assassins after him and they killed him there.

His body was carried back by horses and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in the city of David.

He built altars in the Lord’s temple, about which the Lord had said, “Jerusalem will be my home.”

But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, such a Passover of the Lord was observed in Jerusalem.