2 Samuel 5:8

New Living Translation

On the day of the attack, David said to his troops, “I hate those ‘lame’ and ‘blind’ Jebusites. Whoever attacks them should strike by going into the city through the water tunnel.” That is the origin of the saying, “The blind and the lame may not enter the house.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:7

But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.

2 Samuel 5:9

So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward.

1 Samuel 17:25

“Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him. He will give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man’s entire family will be exempted from paying taxes!”