Jerusalem celebrated for
Psalm 48:3,13
THE TERM APPLIED TO Residences of kings
Daniel 4:4; 6:18
Houses of great men
Amos 3:9; Micah 5:5
The temple of God
1 Chronicles 29:1,19
The house of the high priest
Matthew 26:58
DESCRIBED AS High
Psalm 78:69
Polished
Psalm 144:12
Pleasant
Isaiah 13:22
OF KINGS Called the king's house
2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 7:11
Called the house of the kingdom
2 Chronicles 2:1,12
Called the king's palace
Esther 1:5
Called the royal house
Esther 1:9
Splendidly furnished
Esther 1:6
Surrounded with gardens
Esther 1:5
Surrounded with terraces
2 Chronicles 9:11
Under governors
1 Kings 4:6; Nehemiah 7:2
Often attended by eunuchs as servants
2 Kings 20:18; Daniel 1:3,4
Were strictly guarded
2 Kings 11:5
Afforded support to all the King's retainers
Ezra 4:14; Daniel 1:5
Royal decrees issued from
Esther 3:15; 8:14
Royal decrees laid up in
Ezra 6:2
Contained treasures of the king
1 Kings 15:18; 2 Chronicles 12:9; 25:24
Gorgeous apparel suited to, alone
Luke 7:25
Were entered by gates
Nehemiah 2:8
Often the storehouses of rapine
Amos 3:10
OFTEN AS PUNISHMENT Spoiled
Amos 3:11
Forsaken
Isaiah 32:14
Desolate
Psalm 69:25; Ezekiel 19:7
Scenes of bloodshed
Jeremiah 9:21
Burned with fire
2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 17:27
Overgrown with thorns, &c
Isaiah 34:13
The habitation of dragons, &c
Isaiah 13:22
The spider makes its way even into
Proverbs 30:28
ILLUSTRATIVE OF The splendour of the church
Song of Solomon 8:9
The godly children of saints
Psalm 144:12
The place of Satan's dominion
Luke 11:21