2 Sa. 5: David is Kingier

2 Samuel 5:8 "On that day, David said, 'Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those 'lame and blind' who are David's enemies.' That is why they say, 'The 'blind and lame' will not enter the palace.'"

Well, David is king of Israel, as we all know. In 2 Samuel 5, Israel finally realizes it (after 7 and a half years), and they have a nice ceremony acknowledging it.

Then there's this interesting little story about how David conquers this little town called, Oh, I don't know...Jerusalem. So overconfident in their defenses and abilities were the occupying Jebusites, that they declared that even the lame and the blind could ward David off. David's like, "I'll show you blind," and promptly kicks their hineys, and moves into Zion (the City of David). David even has what I perceive to be a joke, about how the blind and the lame cannot enter the temple, in reference to the stipulation that foreigners cannot enter in.

Even a foreign king (Hiram of Tyre) hooks David up with some cedars to build David a house. David gets even more wives and concubines and kids. That's awful nice of him. I bet he didn't want to be conquered.

The chapter closes with yet another example of David inquiring of the LORD, purposely. The Philistines are not real happy with hearing that David, who lived among them was now Israel's king. David asks if he should attack the Philistines. God say, "Ah sure, what the hey." So David does, and the LORD "breaks out" like a dam bursting against the Philistines. They abandoned their gods. I love also how God instructs David to wait among the Balsam trees for God's marching in the leaves above as the signal.