Old Testament

2 Samuel 5:6-10
The Capture of Jerusalem
6The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were living in the land. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here, because you could be kept out even by the blind and lame, who say, ‘David will not come in here.’” 7Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which became the City of David.
8David said on that day, “Anyone who attacks the Jebusites must go up through the water shaft[] to get at those lame and blind enemies of David.” That is why the saying came about, “The blind and the lame will not come into the house.”
9David lived in the stronghold and called it the City of David. David built up all sides of the stronghold from the Millo[] inward. 10David kept getting greater and greater, because the Lord, the God of Armies, was with him.

Footnotes

  • 5:8 The meaning of this term is uncertain.
  • 5:9 Millo appears to be derived from the Hebrew word for fill. It probably refers to the stone rampart that supported the palace area.