David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 At Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.[a]
6 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.” 7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David's soul.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” 9 And David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built the city all around from the Millo inward. 10 And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.
Lessons
Do not let fear stop you (2 Samuel 5:8, 1 Chronicles 11:6)
Know and declare Who you are praying to (Psalm 18:2)
Although God does wipe out nations in the O. T. Those nations would be accepted by God if they turned from their wicked ways to join Him because mercy triumphs over judgment (Exodus 12:38 [Egyptians], 2 Samuel 11:11 [Uriah the Hittite], 15:19-21 [Ittai the Gittite], 24:18 [Araunah the Jebusite], Isaiah 56:6-8 [the outcast, the eunuch, the foreigner])
