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2 Samuel 5:6
1599 Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 5:6
1599 Geneva Bible
6 ¶ The King also and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the [a]blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking that David could not come thither:
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- 2 Samuel 5:6 The children of God called idols blind and lame guides: therefore the Jebusites meant that they should prove that their gods were neither blind nor lame.
2 Samuel 5:6
New International Version
2 Samuel 5:6
New International Version
David Conquers Jerusalem(A)(B)
6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem(C) to attack the Jebusites,(D) who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.”
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