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1
|2 Samuel 5:1|
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
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2
|2 Samuel 5:2|
In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD said to you, `You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall become their ruler.’“
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3
|2 Samuel 5:3|
When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a compact with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
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4
|2 Samuel 5:4|
David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years.
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5
|2 Samuel 5:5|
In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
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6
|2 Samuel 5:6|
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.”
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7
|2 Samuel 5:7|
Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
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8
|2 Samuel 5:8|
On that day, David said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft [Or use scaling hooks] to reach those `lame and blind’ who are David’s enemies.” [Or are hated by David] That is why they say, “The `blind and lame’ will not enter the palace.”
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9
|2 Samuel 5:9|
David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces [Or the Millo] inward.
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10
|2 Samuel 5:10|
And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
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