2Sa 5:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 5:6-10: 5:6-10 David acquired a new capital city, Jerusalem , for the newly extended kingdom. 5:6 The Jebusites resided in Jerusalem prior to its conquest by David (see Exod 34:11 ; Deut 7:1-6 ; 20:17 ; Josh 15:63 ; Judg 1:21 ). Nothing is known of them outside the Bible. In archaeological discoveries from Mari in Syria, a similar name ( Yabasi ) appears as both a clan name and a geographic location. • Even the blind and lame: The Jebusites had a false notion of invincibility. Another possible translation is you won’t enter here unless you can get rid of the blind and lame, implying that David’s capture of Jerusalem was as likely as achieving a miraculous cure for blindness and lameness.

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‏ 2 Samuel 5:6-7

Summary for 2Sam 5:6-10: 5:6-10 ^a David acquired a new capital city, Jerusalem, for the newly extended kingdom. 5:6 ^b The Jebusites resided in Jerusalem prior to its conquest by David (see Exod 34:11 ^c; Deut 7:1-6 ^d; 20:17 ^e; Josh 15:63 ^f; Judg 1:21 ^g). Nothing is known of them outside the Bible. In archaeological discoveries from Mari in Syria, a similar name (Yabasi) appears as both a clan name and a geographic location.

• Even the blind and lame: The Jebusites had a false notion of invincibility. Another possible translation is you won’t enter here unless you can get rid of the blind and lame, implying that David’s capture of Jerusalem was as likely as achieving a miraculous cure for blindness and lameness.
5:7 ^h the fortress of Zion: At this time Jerusalem was probably a small site of nine to twelve square acres. The Jebusites’ arrogance, and the fact that the city had not been conquered previously, suggests that it was well fortified.