David Conquers Jerusalem

(1 Chronicles 11:4–9)

Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David:“You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought,“David cannot get in here.”

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Nevertheless , David captured the fortress of Zion( that is, the City of David). 8 On that day [he] said,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.[fn]” That is why it is said,“The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”

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So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces[fn] inward. 10 And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.

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Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters and stonemasons and they built a palace for David.

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