^{6 Ref} And the king goeth, and his men, to Jerusalem, unto the Jebusite, the inhabitant of the land, and they speak to David, saying, `Thou dost not come in hither, except thou turn aside the blind and the lame;' saying, `David doth not come in hither.'

^{7 Ref} And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it `is' the city of David.

^{8 Ref} And David saith on that day, `Any one smiting the Jebusite, (let him go up by the watercourse), and the lame and the blind -- the hated of David's soul,' -- because the blind and lame say, `He doth not come into the house.'

^{9 Ref} And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

^{10 Ref} and David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' with him.