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6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem. They went to attack the Jebusites who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, "You won't get in here. Even blind people and those who are disabled can keep you from coming in." They thought, "David can't get in here."
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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 But David captured the fort of Zion. It became known as the City of David.
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Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
8 On that day David said, "Anyone who wins the battle over the Jebusites will have to crawl through the water tunnel to get into the city. That's the only way he can reach those 'disabled and blind' enemies of mine." That's why people say, "Those who are 'blind and disabled' won't enter David's palace."
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On that day David had 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 moved into the fort. He called it the City of David. He built up the area around the fort. He filled in the low places. He started at the bottom and worked his way up.
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David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward.
10 David became more and more powerful. That's because the LORD God who rules over all was with him.
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And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
11 Hiram was king of Tyre. He sent messengers to David. He sent cedar logs along with them. He also sent skilled workers. They worked with wood and stone. They built a palace for David.
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Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
12 David knew that the LORD had made his position as king secure. He knew that he had made him king over the whole nation of Israel. He knew that the LORD had greatly honored his kingdom. The LORD had done it because the Israelites were his people.
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Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
13 After David left Hebron, he got more concubines and wives in Jerusalem. More sons and daughters were born to him there.
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After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
14 Here is a list of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem. Their names were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
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Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.
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Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.
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