2 Samuel 5:6-10

The Capture of Jerusalem

2 Samuel 5:6-10
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Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
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Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
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On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
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So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
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And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
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