The Conquest of Jerusalem(A)

(B)And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against (C)the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.”

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David Conquers Jerusalem(A)(B)

The king and his men marched to Jerusalem(C) to attack the Jebusites,(D) who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.”

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Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (A)(that is, the City of David).

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Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion(A)—which is the City of David.(B)

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Why (A)do you boast in the valleys,
[a]Your flowing valley, O (B)backsliding daughter?
Who trusted in her (C)treasures, (D)saying,
‘Who will come against me?’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:4 Lit. Your valley is flowing

Why do you boast of your valleys,
    boast of your valleys so fruitful?
Unfaithful Daughter Ammon,(A)
    you trust in your riches(B) and say,
    ‘Who will attack me?’(C)

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12 The kings of the earth,
And all inhabitants of the world,
Would not have believed
That the adversary and the enemy
Could (A)enter the gates of Jerusalem—

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12 The kings of the earth did not believe,
    nor did any of the peoples of the world,
that enemies and foes could enter
    the gates of Jerusalem.(A)

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The (A)pride of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Whose habitation is high;
(B)You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

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The pride(A) of your heart has deceived you,
    you who live in the clefts of the rocks[a](B)
    and make your home on the heights,
you who say to yourself,
    ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:3 Or of Sela

(A)Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you (B)set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.

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Though you soar like the eagle
    and make your nest(A) among the stars,
    from there I will bring you down,”(B)
declares the Lord.(C)

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