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2 Samuel 5:4-6
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 5:4-6
Common English Bible
4 David was 30 years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. 5 He ruled over Judah for seven and a half years in Hebron. He ruled thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is captured
6 The king and his troops marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who inhabited the territory. The Jebusites said to David, “You’ll never get us in here! Even the blind and the lame will beat you back!” “David will never enter here,” they said to each other.[a]
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- 2 Samuel 5:6 Or they thought; Heb lacks to each other.
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