2 Samuel 5:7-9 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

7. But David did take the fort of Zion. This fort became the City of David.)

8. That day David said to his men, “Whenever you strike at the Jebusites, aim for the throat and kill them.” David said this because he hates to have people left who are crippled and blind. That is why people now say, “The lame and blind are not allowed in the temple.”

9. David lived in the fort and called it “The City of David.” David built up the city from the Millo inward.

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