2Sa 5:6-12 | ESV | STEP | And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites , the inhabitants of the land , who said to David , You will not come in here , but the blind and the lame will ward you off

b Judg. 19:11; [Josh. 15:63; Judg. 1:21]

d[See ver. 7 above]

e 1 Kgs. 9:15, 24; 11:27; 2 Kgs. 12:20; 2 Chr. 32:5

2 Samuel 5:6-12

6 ^aAnd the king and his men went to Jerusalem ^bagainst the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off”—thinking, “David cannot come in here.” 7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, ^cthat is, the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” 9 And David lived in the stronghold and called it ^dthe city of David. And David built the city all around from the ^eMillo inward. 10 And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.

11 ^fAnd ^gHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house. 12 And David knew that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.