2 Samuel 5:6
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.
KJV
Et abiit rex, et omnes viri qui erant cum eo, in Jerusalem, ad Jebusæum habitatorem terræ : dictumque est David ab eis : Non ingredieris huc, nisi abstuleris cæcos et claudos dicentes : Non ingredietur David huc.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Δαυεὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ πρὸς τὸν Ἰεβουσαῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐρρέθη τῷ Δαυείδ Οὐκ εἰσελεύσει ὧδε, ὅτι ἀντέστησαν οἱ τυφλοὶ καὶ οἱ χωλοὶ λέγοντες ὅτι Οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται Δαυεὶδ ὧδε.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁי/ו֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֶל הַ/יְבֻסִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָ/אָ֑רֶץ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר לְ/דָוִ֤ד לֵ/אמֹר֙ לֹא תָב֣וֹא הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֣י אִם הֱסִֽירְ/ךָ֗ הַ/עִוְרִ֤ים וְ/הַ/פִּסְחִים֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר לֹֽא יָב֥וֹא דָוִ֖ד הֵֽנָּה
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers David's reign: his lament over Saul and Jonathan, the capture of Jerusalem, the bringing of the Ark, the Davidic covenant, the sin with Bathsheba, Absalom's rebellion, and David's final years. Josephus treats David as both a military genius and a flawed ruler.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 11:4 — And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
- Jer 21:13 — Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
- Jer 37:10 — For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with
- Josh 15:63 — As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
- Josh 15:63 — As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
- Josh 18:28 — And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- Judg 1:8 — Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
- Judg 1:21 — And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.