2 Samuel 5:6-10

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⁶ The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here; even the blind and the lame will turn you back,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.”^{(A) 7} Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is now the city of David. ⁸ David had said on that day, “Whoever would strike down the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack the lame and the blind, those whom David hates.”^[a] Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”^{(B) 9} David occupied the stronghold and named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo inward.^{(C) 10} And David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts^[b] was with him.^(D)