2 Samuel 5:8

Easy To Read Version

That day David said to his men, “If you want to defeat the Jebusites, go up through the water shaft [25] and reach those ‘crippled and blind’ enemies.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:7

But David did take the fort of Zion. This fort became the City of David. [24])

2 Samuel 5:9

David lived in the fort and called it “The City of David.” [27] David built the area called the Millo. [28] He also built more buildings inside the city.

1 Samuel 17:25

One of the Israelite men said, “Did you see that guy! Look at him! Goliath comes out and makes fun of Israel again and again. Whoever kills that guy will get rich! King Saul will give him a lot of money. Saul will also let his daughter marry the man who kills Goliath. And Saul will also make that man’s family free in Israel.”