2 Samuel 5:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

David had said on that day, “Whoever would strike down the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack the lame and the blind, those whom David hates.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:7

Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is now the city of David.

2 Samuel 5:9

David occupied the stronghold and named it the city of David. David built the city all around from the Millo inward.

1 Samuel 17:25

The Israelites said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. The king will greatly enrich the man who kills him and will give him his daughter and make his family free in Israel.”