David Conquers Jerusalem^(A)

⁴ David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites^(B) who lived there

²¹ The Benjamites, however, did not drive out^(A) the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem;^(B) to this day the Jebusites live there with the Benjamites.

⁵ said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.

⁶³ Judah could not^(A) dislodge the Jebusites^(B), who were living in Jerusalem;^(C) to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.^(D)

²¹ Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”^(A)

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.” ⁷ Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion^(E)—which is the City of David.^(F)

⁸ On that day David had said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft^(G) to reach those ‘lame and blind’^(H) who are David’s enemies.^[a]” That is why they say, “The ‘blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.”

⁹ David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces^[b](I) inward. ¹⁰ And he became more and more powerful,^(J) because the Lord God Almighty^(K) was with him.^(L)

¹⁰ But, unwilling to stay another night, the man left and went toward Jebus^(A) (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

¹¹ When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Come, let’s stop at this city of the Jebusites^(B) and spend the night.”

¹² His master replied, “No. We won’t go into any city whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”

This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.^(F)