Mikloth was the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.

In Jerusalem David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters.

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

For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given his people rest and has permanently settled in Jerusalem.

But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.

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

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

The king, his officials, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month.

“This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: ‘Why are you so confident that you remain in Jerusalem while it is under siege?

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

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

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem.

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

Josiah observed a Passover festival for the Lord in Jerusalem. They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month.

The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

The king of Egypt prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.