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And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, [a]Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David. And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, [b]and smite the lame and the blind, [c]that are hated of David’s soul. Wherefore they say, [d]There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.

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  1. 2 Samuel 5:6 Or, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame shall turn thee away
  2. 2 Samuel 5:8 Or, and as for the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul—
  3. 2 Samuel 5:8 Another reading is, that hate David’s soul.
  4. 2 Samuel 5:8 Or, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house