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2 Samuel 5:6

Palace School of Charles the Bald, King David and his musicians, Psalter of Charles the Bald, before 869 · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domainPalace School of Charles the Bald, King David and his musicians, Psalter of Charles the Bald, before 869, Bibliothèque nationale de France

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2 Samuel 5:6 (WEB)

The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here,” thinking, “David can’t come in here.”

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  • “…is one of Marcion’s Antitheses): whereas David in old time, in the capture of Sion, was offended by the blind who opposed his admission (into the stronghold)—in which respect (I should rather say) that they were a type of people equally blind, who in after-times would not admit Christ to be the son of David—so, on…” — editor's note: See 2 Sam. v. 6–8.

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