Sa mu el 274 The motif of the blind and lame appears again sealing the episode of the conquest . This motif was omitted in the parallel story of Book of Chronicles . It seems that Josephus ( VII, L . 61 – 62 ) suggested the most plausible explanation : the Jebusites assemble maimed men on the walls to demonstrate to David that the city is so fortified that even such unfit soldiers can prevent David from invading it . Yet David finds a way to circumvent the formidable fortifications by directing his people to find an old water supply tunnel and climb up inside . According to the parallel story in 1 Chr 11 : 6, David employs a typical competition to encourage his heroes . He announces that the one who . ) שר ( and chief commander ) ראש ( kills the Jebusites is going to be head Namely, David promises that the one who paves the way to get inside the city killing the Jebusite guards will be rewarded with a promotion to serve as the “head” of the special elite unit, “the Heroes of David”, as...
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