2 Samuel 5:6-9 ▼

6 Later, the king and his army marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were inhabiting the territory at that time and who had told David, |You're not coming in here! Even the blind and the lame could turn you away!| because they were thinking |David can't come here.|

7 Even so, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which is now known as the City of David.

8 At that time, David had said, |Whoever intends to attack the Jebusites will have to climb up the water shaft to attack the lame and blind, who hate David.| Therefore they say, |The blind and lame are never to come into the house.|

9 David occupied the fortress, naming it the City of David. He built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts inward.