62 verses contain “Damascus” (in the KJV: 62, in the BSB: 55) — showing 1–62
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And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and
smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of
Damascus.
During the night,
Abram divided his forces and routed
Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of
Damascus.
And
Abram said, Lord GOD, what
wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the
steward of my house is this
Eliezer of
Damascus?
But
Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is
Eliezer of
Damascus?”
And when the Syrians of
Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David
slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
Then David put garrisons in Syria of
Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
Then he placed garrisons in
Aram of
Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David
slew them of Zobah: and they went to
Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in
Damascus.
and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
Then
Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king
Asa sent them to Ben-
hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at
Damascus, saying,
So
Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the
treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-
hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of
Aram, who was ruling in
Damascus:
And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of
Damascus: and when thou comest,
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of
Damascus. When you arrive, you are to
anoint Hazael as king over
Aram.
And Ben-
hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in
Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said
Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
Ben-
hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in
Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,”
Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
Are not
Abana and
Pharpar, rivers of
Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a
rage.
Are not the Abanah and
Pharpar, the rivers of
Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been
cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a
rage.
And
Elisha came to
Damascus; and Ben-
hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come
hither.
Then
Elisha came to
Damascus while Ben-
hadad king of
Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
So
Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of
Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-
hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
So
Hazael went to meet
Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty
camel loads of every good thing from
Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-
hadad king of
Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
Now the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he
warred, and how he recovered
Damascus, and
Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As for the rest of the acts of
Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he
waged war and recovered both
Damascus and
Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And the king of Assyria
hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against
Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it
captive to Kir, and
slew Rezin.
So the king of Assyria
responded to him, marched up to
Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as
captives and put Rezin to death.
And king
Ahaz went to
Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at
Damascus: and king
Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the
workmanship thereof.
Then King
Ahaz went to
Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in
Damascus, King
Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king
Ahaz had sent from
Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king
Ahaz came from
Damascus.
And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King
Ahaz had sent from
Damascus, and he completed it by the time King
Ahaz had returned.
And when the king was come from
Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered
thereon.
When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
And when the Syrians of
Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David
slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
Then David put garrisons in Syria-
damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
Then he placed garrisons in
Aram of
Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Then
Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-
hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at
Damascus, saying,
So
Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the
treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-
hadad king of
Aram, who was ruling in
Damascus:
And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the
spoil of them unto the king of
Damascus.
In the spring, the army of
Aram went to war against
Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the
plunder to their king in
Damascus.
Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they
smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them
captives, and brought them to
Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who
smote him with a great slaughter.
So the LORD his God delivered
Ahaz into the hand of the king of
Aram, who attacked him and took many
captives to
Damascus.
Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
For he sacrificed unto the gods of
Damascus, which
smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
Since
Damascus had defeated him, he sacrificed to their gods and said, “Because the gods of the kings of
Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the
downfall of
Ahaz and of all Israel.
Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in
Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of
Lebanon which looketh toward
Damascus.
Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of
Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of
Lebanon, facing toward
Damascus.
For the head of Syria is
Damascus, and the head of
Damascus is Rezin; and within
threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
For the head of
Aram is
Damascus, and the head of
Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be
shattered as a people.
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of
Damascus and the
spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of
Damascus and the
plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not
Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as
Damascus?
“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not
Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like
Damascus?
The burden of
Damascus. Behold,
Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a
ruinous heap.
This is the burden against
Damascus: “Behold,
Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a
heap of ruins.
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from
Damascus, and the
remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from
Damascus. The
remnant of
Aram will be like the
splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Concerning
Damascus.
Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil
tidings: they are
fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Concerning
Damascus: “
Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are
agitated like the sea; their
anxiety cannot be calmed.
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to
flee, and fear hath seized on her:
anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in
travail.
Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to
flee.
Panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.
And I will
kindle a fire in the wall of
Damascus, and it shall
consume the palaces of Ben-
hadad.
“I will set fire to the walls of
Damascus; it will
consume the fortresses of Ben-
hadad.”
Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of
Damascus and the border of
Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of
Hauran.
On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-
hamath to Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between
Damascus and
Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of
Hauran.
And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of
Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of
Hamath. And this is the north side.
So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of
Damascus, with the territory of
Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.
And the east side ye shall measure from
Hauran, and from
Damascus, and from
Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
On the east side the border will run between
Hauran and
Damascus, along the Jordan between
Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.
Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to
Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of
Damascus northward, to the coast of
Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for
Dan.
“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier,
Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-
hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of
Damascus with
Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of
Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
threshed Gilead with
threshing instruments of iron:
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of
Damascus, even four, I will not
revoke My judgment, because they
threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
I will break also the bar of
Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of
Aven, and him that holdeth the
sceptre from the house of
Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
I will break down the gates of
Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of
Aven and the one who wields the
scepter in Beth-
eden. The people of
Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD; As the
shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in
Damascus in a
couch.
This is what the LORD says: “As the
shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be
rescued having just the corner of a bed or the
cushion of a
couch.
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.
Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts.
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.
This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
And as he journeyed, he came near
Damascus: and suddenly there
shined round about him a light from heaven:
As Saul drew near to
Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven
flashed around him.
And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
And there was a certain disciple at
Damascus, named
Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision,
Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.
In
Damascus there was a disciple named
Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “
Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
But Saul was
empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in
Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
But
Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at
Damascus in the name of Jesus.
Then
Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to
Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
As also the high priest
doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to
Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
as the high priest and the whole Council can
testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in
Damascus, and I was on my way to
apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come
nigh unto
Damascus about
noon, suddenly there
shone from heaven a great light round about me.
About
noon as I was approaching
Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven
flashed around me.
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
Whereupon as I went to
Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
But shewed first unto them of
Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should
repent and turn to God, and do works meet for
repentance.
First to those in
Damascus and Jerusalem, then to
everyone in the region of
Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should
repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their
repentance.
In
Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison,
desirous to
apprehend me:
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Then Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in
Cilicia, and
Damascus, and Libanus, and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast,
Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very
angry with all this country, and
sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be
avenged upon all those coasts of
Cilicia, and
Damascus, and Syria, and that he would
slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of
Ammon, and all
Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.
Then he went down into the plain of
Damascus in the time of wheat harvest, and burnt up all their fields, and destroyed their flocks and herds, also he
spoiled their cities, and utterly wasted their countries, and
smote all their young men with the edge of the sword.
Now when the children of Israel heard it, they all fell upon them with one consent, and
slew them unto Chobai: likewise also they that came from Jerusalem, and from all the hill country, (for men had told them what things were done in the camp of their enemies) and they that were in Galaad, and in
Galilee,
chased them with a great slaughter, until they were past
Damascus and the borders thereof.
Afterward, when they of
Gaza made
supplication unto
Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto
Damascus.
And removing thence, he came to Damascus, and so passed through all the country,