5. said to David, “You will not get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
6. 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.
7. David then took up residence in the fortress, and so it was called the City of David.
8. He built up the city around it, from the terraces to the surrounding wall, while Joab restored the rest of the city.
9. And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord Almighty was with him.
10. These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors—they, together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised—
11. this is the list of David’s mighty warriors: Jashobeam, a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers ; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
12. Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite, one of the three mighty warriors.