2 Samuel 5:6

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here”; thinking, “David can’t come in here.”

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WEBBE

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here,” thinking, “David can’t come in here.”

BSB

Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”

KJV

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

ASV

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.

BBE

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

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וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he went H1980 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 וַאֲנָשָׁיו va·'a·na·shav and men his H582 יְרוּשָׁלִַם ye·ru·sha·lim Jerusalem H3389 אֶל־ 'el- against H413 הַיְבֻסִי hay·vu·si the Jebusite[s] H2983 יוֹשֵׁב yo·shev [the] inhabitant[s] of H3427 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and it said H559 לְדָוִד le·da·vid to David H1732 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 תָבוֹא ta·vo' you will come H935 הֵנָּה he·nah here H2008 כִּי ki that H3588 אִם־ 'im- except H518 הֱסִירְךָ he·si·re·kha he will turn aside you H5493 הַעִוְרִים ha·'iv·rim the blind [people] H5787 וְהַפִּסְחִים ve·ha·pis·chim and the lame [people] H6455 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יָבוֹא ya·vo' he will come H935 דָוִד da·vid David H1732 הֵנָּה he·nah here H2008

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–10

The enemies of God's people are often very confident of their own strength, and most secure when their day to fall draws nigh. But the pride and insolence of the Jebusites animated David, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. Thus in the day of God's power, Satan's strong-hold, the human heart, is changed into a habitation of God through the Spirit, and into a throne on which the Son of David rules, and brings every thought into obedience to himself. May He thus come, and claim, and cleanse, each of our hearts; and, destroying every idol, may he reign there for ever!

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1 Chronicles 11:4–5

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David Jerusalem

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.