2 Samuel 5:5-6
Context5:5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem 1 he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
David Occupies Jerusalem
5:6 Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem 2 against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites 3 said to David, “You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying, ‘David cannot invade this place!’”
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn The Hebrew text has “he” rather than “the Jebusites.” The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. In the Syriac Peshitta and some