Kidron — Bible place

’= Kedron = Cedron, turbid, the winter torrent which flows through the Valley of Jehoshaphat, on the eastern side of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives. This valley is known in Scripture only by the name “the brook Kidron.” David crossed this brook bare-foot and weeping, when fleeing from Absalom (2 Sam. 15:23, 30), and it was frequently crossed by our Lord in his journeyings to and fro (John 18:1). Here Asa burned the obscene idols of his mother (1 Kings 15:13), and here Athaliah was executed (2 Kings 11:16). It afterwards became the receptacle for all manner of impurities (2 Chr. 29:16; 30:14); and in the time of Josiah this valley was the common cemetery of the city (2 Kings 23:6; comp. Jer. 26:23).

Through this mountain ravine no water runs, except after heavy rains in the mountains round about Jerusalem. Its length from its head to en-Rogel is 2 3/4 miles. Its precipitous, rocky banks are filled with ancient tombs, especially the left bank opposite the temple area. The greatest desire of the Jews is to be buried there, from the idea that the Kidron is the “valley of Jehoshaphat” mentioned in Joel 3:2.

Below en-Rogel the Kidron has no historical or sacred interest. It runs in a winding course through the wilderness of Judea to the north-western shore of the Dead Sea. Its whole length, in a straight line, is only some 20 miles, but in this space its descent is about 3,912 feet.

Recent excavations have brought to light the fact that the old bed of the Kidron is about 40 feet lower than its present bed, and about 70 feet nearer the sanctuary wall.

Recorded scripture occurrences (9)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: SA2 15:23

OET-RV SA2 15:23

23 All the people along the road cried when they saw them walking by. The king and all the others crossed the Kidron riverbed and went up the hill toward the wilderness.

OET-LV SA2 15:23

23 And_all the_earth/land were_weeping a _voice great and_all the_people were_passing _by and_the_king was_passing in_the _wadi _of Qidrōn and_all the_people were_passing _on on the _face _of the _road DOM the_wilderness.

Show passage in OET: KI1 2:37

OET-RV KI1 2:37

37 because the day that you leave and cross the Kidron valley, you can be certain that you’ll die. Your blood will be on your own head.”

OET-LV KI1 2:37

37 And_it _was in/on_day you_go _out and_you _will _pass _over DOM the _wadi _of Qidrōn surely _(know) you _will _know if/because _that surely _(die) you _will _die blood _of_your it _will _be on_your _own _of_head.

Show passage in OET: KI1 15:13

OET-RV KI1 15:13

13 He also removed his grandmother Ma’akah from being queen-mother because she had made a horrid Asherah goddess, then he cut down her horrid idol and burnt it in the Kidron valley.

OET-LV KI1 15:13

13 And_also DOM Maˊₐkāh his/its_mother and_he_removed _her from_queen-mother who she _had _made an _abominable _image to _(the)_pole and_ ʼĀşāʼ _he _cut _down DOM image _of_her _abominable and_he _burnt_it in_the _wadi _of Qidrōn.

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