2 Samuel 5:7-9

New International Version

⁷ Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion^(A)—which is the City of David.^(B)

⁸ On that day David had said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft^(C) to reach those ‘lame and blind’^(D) 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](E) inward.