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The people of Jebus taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here!” But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David.
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And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
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When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had promised through Samuel.
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David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there
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said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
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David had said, “Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief.” Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.
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David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David.