The day was almost over. They were near the city of Jebus. So the servant said to his master, the Levite [149] man, “Let’s stop at this Jebusite city. Let’s stay the night here.”
The king and his men went to fight against the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites said to David, “You can’t come into {our city}. [23] Even our blind and crippled people can stop you.” (They said this because they thought that David would not be able to enter into their city.
The army of Judah was not able to force out the Jebusite people living in Jerusalem. So today there are still Jebusite people living among the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
The family group of Benjamin could not force the Jebusite people to leave Jerusalem. So even today, [12] the Jebusite people live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem.
But the Levite [147] man did not want to stay another night. He took his two donkeys and his woman servant. [148] He traveled as far as the city of Jebus. (Jebus is another name for Jerusalem).
But his master, the Levite [150] man, said, “No. We won’t go inside a strange city. Those people are not Israelite people. We will go to the city of Gibeah.” [151]