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And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is Jebus, where the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, were.

Then the Jebusites said to David, You shall not come in here! But David took the stronghold of Zion, that is, the City of David.

And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander. Joab son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.

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