2 Samuel 5:6

King James Version (KJV)

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

Translations

2 Samuel 5:6 - Amplified Bible

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, You shall not enter here, for the blind and the lame will prevent you; they thought, David cannot come in here.

2 Samuel 5:6 - American Standard Version

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.

2 Samuel 5:6 - Bible in Basic English

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

2 Samuel 5:6 - Darby Bible

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.

2 Samuel 5:6 - English Standard Version

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, "You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off"–thinking, "David cannot come in here."

2 Samuel 5:6 - King James Version

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

2 Samuel 5:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el rey y sus hombres fueron a Jerusalén contra los jebuseos, los habitantes de la tierra, y éstos dijeron a David: No entrarás aquì; aun los ciegos y los cojos te rechazarán; pues pensaban: David no puede entrar aquì.

2 Samuel 5:6 - The Message

David and his men immediately set out for Jerusalem to take on the Jebusites, who lived in that country. But they said, "You might as well go home! Even the blind and the lame could keep you out. You can’t get in here!" They had convinced themselves that David couldn’t break through.

2 Samuel 5:6 - New American Standard Bible

Now the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, and they said to David, "You shall not come in here, but the blind and lame will turn you away"; thinking, "David cannot enter here."

2 Samuel 5:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y el rey y sus hombres fueron a Jerusalén para atacar a los Jebuseos, los habitantes de la tierra. Los Jebuseos le dijeron a David: "Usted no entrará aquì; aun los ciegos y los cojos lo rechazarán"; pues pensaban: "David no puede entrar aquì."

2 Samuel 5:6 - World English Bible

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here; thinking, David can`t come in here.

2 Samuel 5:6 - Young's Living Translation

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.`

2 Samuel 5:6 - Additional Comments

David cannot come in there? They had no idea that their city would become the seat of Israel for thousands of years.
Their pride and arrogance, instead of intimidating David, motivated him.

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