From today's Reading: Psalm 102-104, 1 Chronicles 11-12
David and all the Israelites marched to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus). The Jebusites who lived there said to David, "You will not get in here." Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.
David had said, "Whoever leads the attack on the Jebusites will become commander-in-chief." Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and so he received the command.
David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David. He built up the city around it, from the supporting terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city. And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD Almighty was with him.
- 1 Chronicles 11:4-9
Point of Interest:
It is easy to forget that Jerusalem was a Jebusite city before the Israelites conquered it. At the time of David's conquest, the "city" covered the same area as about 17 football fields (if my math is correct).
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