Kiriath-jearim

Where the Bible names it

1. Joshua 9:17

   So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.

2. Joshua 15:9

   From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).

3. Joshua 15:10

   The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

4. Joshua 15:60

   Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.

5. Joshua 18:14

   On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.

6. Joshua 18:15

   On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.

7. Joshua 18:28

   Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

8. Judges 18:12

   They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.

9. 1 Samuel 6:21

   So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”

10. 1 Samuel 7:1

    Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.

11. 1 Samuel 7:2

    And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.

12. 2 Samuel 6:2

    And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

13. 1 Chronicles 2:50

    These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

14. 1 Chronicles 2:52

    These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,

15. 1 Chronicles 2:53

    and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

16. 1 Chronicles 13:5

    So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

17. 1 Chronicles 13:6

    David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.

18. 2 Chronicles 1:4

    Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

19. Ezra 2:25

    the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

20. Nehemiah 7:29

    the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

21. Psalm 132:6

    We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

22. Jeremiah 26:20

    Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.