2 Samuel 5:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶ The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites  who inhabited the land. The Jebusites had said to David, ‘You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you’ thinking, ‘David can’t get in here.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, You shall not enter here, for the blind and the lame will prevent you; they thought, David cannot come in here.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.

Common English Bible

⁶ The king and his troops marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who inhabited the territory. The Jebusites said to David, “You’ll never get us in here! Even the blind and the lame will beat you back!” “David will never enter here,” they said to each other.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And the king, and all the men who were with him, went away to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. And it was said to David by them, "You shall not enter here, unless you will take away the blind and the lame, who say, 'David shall not enter here.' "

2 Samuel 5:6 Cross References

Genesis 14:18

Melchizedek, king of Salem,  , brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High.

2 Samuel 22:30

With you I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall.

Proverbs 21:22

A wise person went up against a city of warriors and brought down its secure fortress.

Jeremiah 21:13

Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you on top of the rocky plateau – this is the  Lord’s declaration – you who say, ‘Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places? ’

Jeremiah 37:10

Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you,  and there remained among them only the badly wounded  men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city.” ’

Hebrews 7:1

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the kings,

Joshua 10:3

Therefore King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent word to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon, saying,

Joshua 15:63

But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem.  So the Jebusites still live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah today.

Joshua 18:28

Zela, Haeleph, Jebus  (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath   #– #fourteen cities, with their settlements. This was the inheritance for Benjamin’s descendants by their clans.

Judges 1:21

At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day.

Judges 1:8

The men of Judah fought against Jerusalem, captured it, put it to the sword, and set the city on fire.