2 Samuel 5:6
And David and his men departed to Jerusalem, to the Jebusite that inhabited the land: and it was said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither: for the blind and the lame withstood him, saying, David shall not come in hither.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
7And David took first the hold of Zion: this is the city of David.
Cross References
Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth loaves and wine, and he was the priest of the most high God.
Joshua 15:63And the Jebusite dwelt in Jerusalem, and the children of Judah could not destroy them; and the Jebusites dwelt in Jerusalem to this day.
Judges 1:8And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and they burned the city with fire.
Judges 19:10But the man would not lodge there, but he arose and departed, and came to the part opposite Jebus (this is Jerusalem), and there was with him a pair of asses saddled, and his concubine was with him.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 5:2-6
David King over All Israel. ( b. c. 1048.) 1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord : and they anointed David… Read the whole commentary →