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2 Samuel 5:7-9
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 5:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7-9 David told his troops, “You will have to go up through the water tunnel to get those Jebusites. I hate people like them[a] who can't walk or see.”
That's why there is still a rule that says, “Only people who can walk and see are allowed in the temple.”[b]
David captured the fortress on Mount Zion, then he moved there and named it David's City. He had the city rebuilt, starting with the landfill to the east.
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