2 Samuel 5:6-16

International Standard Version

⁶ Later, the king and his army marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were inhabiting the territory at that time^[a] and who had told David, “You’re not coming in here! Even the blind and the lame could turn you away!” because they were thinking^[b] “David can’t come here.” ⁷ Even so, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now known as^[c] the City of David.

⁸ At that time,^[d] David had said, “Whoever intends to attack the Jebusites will have to climb up the water shaft to attack the lame and blind, who hate David.”^[e]

Therefore they say, “The blind and lame are never to come into the house.” ⁹ David occupied^[f] the fortress, naming it the City of David. He^[g] built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts^[h] inward. ¹⁰ David became more and more esteemed because the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies was with him.

¹¹ Later, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar^[i] logs, carpenters, and stone masons. They built a palace for David. ¹² So David concluded^[j] that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom in order to benefit his people Israel. ¹³ But after arriving in Jerusalem after leaving Hebron, David took more wives and mistresses,^[k] and more sons and daughters were born to David. ¹⁴ These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ¹⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ¹⁶ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.