any one of you is able to get in, penetrate the defenses, then i will make you captain of the army. they knew about this water shaft that went inside the city of jerusalem. and his general, joab, sneaked up the water shaft and then threw open the gates, and they were able to go in and conquer the city. now, david wants to make sure that everyone understands that jerusalem is not just the political capital of israel, but it s the religious capital of his kingdom as well. and so what david does is he brings the ark of the covenant to jerusalem.
so, if you can prove that you are descended from the jebusites, then you can say we have the earliest claim to the city, versus the israelites. but if david wants the city, he will have to take it by force. david says to his troops, if any one of you is able to get in, penetrate the defenses, then i will make you captain of the army. they knew about this water shaft that went inside the city of jerusalem. his general, he sneaked up the water shaft and then threw open the gates, and they were able to
they knew about this water shaft that went inside the city of jerusalem. and his general, joab, sneaked up the water shaft and then threw open the gates, and they were able to go in and conquer the city. now, david wants to make sure that everyone understands that jerusalem is not just the political capital of israel, but it s the religious capital of his kingdom as well. and so what david does is he brings the ark of the covenant to jerusalem. the ark of the covenant is the splendid golden container that holds the scrolls which contain the laws of moses and
i will make you captain of the army. they knew about this water shaft that went inside the city of jerusalem. and his general, joah, sneaked up the water shaft and then threw open the gates, and they were able to go in and conquer the city. now, david wants to make sure that everyone understands that jerusalem is not just the political capital of israel, but it s the religious capital of his kingdom as well. and so what david does is he brings the arc of the covenant to jerusalem.