the city of the great King. Only here in N.T. Compare Psalms 48:2, referring to Zion. Contrast 2 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 18:28. See note on Matthew 4:5.
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Matthew 5:35
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.