2 Samuel 5:4-6

International Standard Version

David Establishes Jerusalem as His Capital^(A)

⁴ David began to reign when he was 30 years old, and he reigned 40 years. ⁵ He reigned over Judah for seven years and six months in Hebron, and he reigned over all of Israel including Judah for 33 years in Jerusalem. ⁶ Later, the king and his army marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who were inhabiting the territory at that time^[a] 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^[b] “David can’t come here.”