2 Samuel 5:8-10

International Standard Version

⁸ At that time,^[a] David had said, “Whoever intends to attack the Jebusites will have to climb up the water shaft to attack the lame and blind, who hate David.”^[b]

Therefore they say, “The blind and lame are never to come into the house.” ⁹ David occupied^[c] the fortress, naming it the City of David. He^[d] built up the surroundings from the terrace ramparts^[e] inward. ¹⁰ David became more and more esteemed because the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies was with him.