2 Samuel 5:6-16

Evangelical Heritage Version

The Capture of Jerusalem

⁶ The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were living in the land. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here, because you could be kept out even by the blind and lame, who say, ‘David will not come in here.’” ⁷ Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which became the City of David.

⁸ David said on that day, “Anyone who attacks the Jebusites must go up through the water shaft^[a] to get at those lame and blind enemies of David.” Therefore the saying came about, “The blind and the lame will not come into the house.”

⁹ David lived in the stronghold and called it the City of David. David built up all sides of the stronghold from the Millo^[b] inward. ¹⁰ David kept getting greater and greater, because the Lord, the God of Armies, was with him.

Events of David’s Reign

¹¹ Hiram king of Tyre sent representatives to David with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. ¹² David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had lifted up his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

¹³ David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he had come from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. ¹⁴ These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ¹⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ¹⁶ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.