2 Samuel 5:6

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2 Samuel 5:6

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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.”

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.

Holman Bible

The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites had said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you”; thinking, “David can’t get in here.”

International Standard Version

Later, the king and his army marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were inhabiting the territory at that time and who had told David, "You're not coming in here! Even the blind and the lame could turn you away!" because they were thinking "David can't come here."

A Conservative Version

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Unless thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shall not come in here, thinking, David cannot come in he

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.

Amplified

Now 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 [even the weakest among us] will turn you away”; they thought, “David cannot come in here [because the walls are impenetrable].”

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king went, and his men, to Jerusalem to the Jebusite dwelling in the land: and he will say to David, saying, Thou shalt not come here for except thy taking away the blind and the lame, saying, David shall not come in hither.

King James 2000

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: who spoke unto David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here: thinking, David cannot come in here.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The king and his men went to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. They said to David, "You will not come here, for even the blind and the lame can turn you back, saying, 'David cannot come here.'"

Modern King James verseion

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites, the people of the land. And one spoke to David saying, You shall not come in here, except the blind and the lame will turn you away; also saying, David cannot come in here.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then went the king and his men to Jerusalem, unto the Jebusites the inhabiters of the land. And they said unto David, "Except thou take away the blind and the lame thou shalt not come in hither" - meaning thereby that David should not have come in thither.

NET Bible

Then the king and his men advanced to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who lived in the land. The Jebusites said to David, "You cannot invade this place! Even the blind and the lame will turn you back, saying, 'David cannot invade this place!'"

New Heart English Bible

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, "You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will repel you"; thinking, "David can't come in here."

The Emphasized Bible

Then went the king and his men, to Jerusalem, against the Jebusites, inhabiting the land, - and they spake to David, saying - Thou canst not come in hither, unless thou take away the blind and lame - Thinking, David will not come in hither.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal 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.'

Themes

David » King of israel » Makes conquest of jerusalem

Jebusites » Conquered by david

Jerusalem » General references to

Jerusalem » The citadel of mount zion, occupied by david, and called the city of david

Jerusalem » The jebusites » Finally dispossessed of, by david

Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By david

Zion » Captured from the jebusites by david

Topics

disabilities

Zion, As A Place

Entering Cities

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And the king

H4428

מלך
melek

king, royal, Hammelech, Malcham, Moloch

Usage: 2521

and his men

H582

אנושׁ
'enowsh

man, certain, husbands, some, merchantmen, persons,

Usage: 42

went

H3212

ילך
Yalak

go, walk, come, depart, ...away, follow, get, lead, brought, carry, bring,

Usage: 0

to Jerusalem

H3389

ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם
Y@ruwshalaim

Jerusalem

Usage: 642

unto the Jebusites

H2983

יבוּסי
Y@buwciy

Jebusite, Jebusi

Usage: 41

the inhabitants

H3427

ישׁב
Yashab

dwell, inhabitant, sit, abide, inhabit, down, remain, in, tarry, set, continue, place, still, taken,

Usage: 1081

of the land

H776

ארץ
'erets

land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness

Usage: 2504

which spake

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

unto David

H1732

דּויד דּוד
David

David

Usage: 1074

saying

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

Except thou take away

H5493

שׂוּר סוּר
Cuwr

away, depart, remove, aside, take, turn, turn in, take off, go, put, eschewed,

Usage: 301

the blind

H5787

עוּר
`ivver

blind, blind men

Usage: 26

and the lame

H6455

פּסּח
Picceach

lame

Usage: 14

thou shalt not come in

H935

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,

Usage: 0

hither thinking

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

David

H1732

דּויד דּוד
David

David

Usage: 1074

cannot come in

H935

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,

Usage: 0

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 5:6

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 2340
2 Samuel Rank: 4
3 Topics
7 Themes
10 Cross References
1 Reading
Interlinear
3 Phrases
3 Names
23 References

Context Readings

The Capture And Growth Of Jerusalem

⁵ At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. ⁶ 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.” ⁷ Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, that is the city of David.