City David captured and made his capital and where he brought the ark of the covenant

• A. Hebron
• B. Bethlehem
• C. Jericho
• D. Jerusalem

Answer: (D)

David establishing Jerusalem as the capital is about uniting political and religious life in one center. He seized the Jebusite stronghold on Mount Zion, turning it into the City of David, his political capital where Israel’s kingship would anchor. At the same time, bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem placed God’s presence at the heart of the new capital, signaling that the king’s rule was under the covenant and blessing of the Lord. This move made Jerusalem both the seat of government and the focal point of Israelite worship, a status that Hebron had held earlier for David, while Bethlehem is notable as his birthplace and Jericho is not tied to this particular transition. The combination of a secure, centralized capital and the ark’s presence is what defined Jerusalem’s importance in David’s reign.