2 Samuel 5:6-9 ▼

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.”

7 Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.

8 He said that day, “ Whoever attacks the Jebusites must go through the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind who are despised by David.” For this reason it is said, “ The blind and the lame will never enter the house.”

9 David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward .