1 Chronicles 11:5

Thou shalt not come hither A longer speech of defiance is given in 2 Samuel 5:6 (see R.V. mg.) in which the Jebusites assert that their city is so strong by nature that a garrison of blind and lame is sufficient for its defence.

the castle of Zion R.V. the strong hold of Zion. The site of this (afterwards "the city of David") is on the S.E. of the present city, on the S. of the Haram (the Temple area), and on a level lower than that of the Haram (Socin-Benzinger in Bädeker, p. 22; Sir C. Wilson in Smith's Bible Dict.Exodus 2, "Jerusalem," p. 1648). For the less probable view that the stronghold of Zionwas on the S.W. of the present city see C. R. Conder in Hastings" Bible Dict., Art. "Jerusalem," vol. ii. p. 591.