Tyre

Ezekiel

The Dragon in the River

Tyre is the site of Nebuchadnezzar's long, costly siege — the campaign that wore his army to the bone but yielded no plunder, creating the debt God now repays with Egypt.

Zechariah

The King Nobody Expected

Tyre is singled out here as the crown jewel of regional power — an island fortress of immense wealth — which God announces will be completely stripped and consumed by fire.

Matthew

What Actually Makes You Unclean

Tyre is the Gentile coastal region Jesus has withdrawn to, outside Jewish territory — the setting that makes the Canaanite woman's bold approach and Jesus' eventual commendation of her faith so theologically striking.

Mark

The Line in the Sand

Tyre is mentioned as one of the farthest reaches from which people came to Jesus — a Gentile Phoenician city to the north, indicating his reputation had crossed ethnic and geographic boundaries.

Mark

What Actually Makes You Clean

Tyre is where Jesus retreats after the handwashing confrontation, crossing into non-Jewish territory — the healing that occurs here in Gentile space foreshadows the gospel's expansion beyond Israel.

Luke

The Rules Don't Work the Way You Think

Tyre is a Gentile coastal city whose residents are among those who traveled to hear Jesus — their presence signals that his reputation had reached far beyond the Jewish religious world.

Acts

The Night the Chains Fell Off

Tyre is one of the Phoenician coastal cities economically dependent on Herod's territory for food — its citizens' desperation to curry his favor drives the public flattery that triggers his fatal pride.

Joshua

Nobody Gets Left Out

Tyre is a major Phoenician port city at the northern edge of Asher's territory — its constant commercial activity and foreign cultural influence represent the pressure Asher faces simply by living next door to a different way of life.

2 Samuel

The King Everyone Finally Wanted

Tyre is the powerful Phoenician trading city whose king Hiram reaches out to David, marking David's international recognition as a legitimate and significant ruler.

2 Samuel

The Census, the Plague, and the Price of Worship

Tyre is noted as another landmark on Joab's northern circuit — the census route skirting this powerful coastal fortress demonstrates the full geographic ambition of David's military accounting.

1 Kings

The Deal That Built God's House

Solomon finally has the peace his father David never did, and he knows exactly what to do with it. He strikes a massive deal with King Hiram of Tyre for the best timber in the ancient world, then mobilizes an entire nation to build something that's never existed before — a permanent house for God.

1 Kings

The Warning Behind the Blessing

God appears to Solomon a second time — not with congratulations, but with a condition that reframes everything. The Temple, the dynasty, the whole kingdom hinged on faithfulness, and the rest of the chapter reveals a king whose power was peaking while the cracks were already forming.

1 Chronicles

When God Breaks Through

Tyre is the powerful Phoenician trading city whose king, Hiram, sends materials and craftsmen to David — its participation signals that even prosperous foreign powers are acknowledging God's anointed king.

2 Chronicles

The Biggest Construction Project in History

Tyre is the wealthy Phoenician coastal city Solomon writes to — the source of the world's finest timber and skilled craftsmen, essential to realizing the Temple's grandeur.

2 Chronicles

The King Who Built Everything He Touched

Tyre is the Phoenician city-kingdom whose king Hiram provided Solomon with both building materials and, now, a set of cities that Solomon proceeds to rebuild and populate.

Ezra

When the Foundation Finally Went Down

Tyre is paired with Sidon as the other Phoenician trading partner supplying cedar logs — the same commercial relationship Solomon had leveraged centuries earlier is now reactivated.

Nehemiah

What Happens When Nobody's Watching

Nehemiah returns after a long absence to find the temple compromised, workers unpaid, the Sabbath ignored, and an entire generation losing its connection to God. What follows is a masterclass in what faithful leadership looks like when everything you built starts falling apart — and nobody else seems to care.

Psalms

The City That Claims Everyone

Tyre is recalled here as the proud trading city enrolled in Zion's registry, now numbered among the singers declaring that their deepest source of life is not their wealth but this city's God.

Isaiah

The Day the Whole World Shakes

Tyre is named here as the last of the nation-specific targets before Isaiah's vision expands to encompass every nation and people without exception.

Jeremiah

The Sword That Won't Be Sheathed

Tyre is named here as a northern ally whose support for the Philistines will be cut off — even this powerful Phoenician trading city cannot provide the rescue its southern neighbors are counting on.

Joel

The Valley Where Everything Gets Settled

Tyre is singled out as a wealthy Phoenician trading city that exploited Israel's weakness — looting sacred treasures and selling Judahite captives to distant Greek markets to ensure they could never return home.

Amos

When the Sermon Turns on You

Tyre is named here among the condemned nations in the preceding chapters, part of the rhetorical setup that made Israel feel safe — until God's indictments reached home.