7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
7Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.
6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, "You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off." They thought, "David cannot get in here."
7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
8 On that day, David said, "Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those 'lame and blind' who are David's enemies. " That is why they say, "The 'blind and lame' will not enter the palace."
9 David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward.
5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same [is] the city of David.
5:7But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.
5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
5:7But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.
5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
5:7Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
5:7Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
5:7And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it is the city of David.
5:7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.