2 Samuel 5:6
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
Cross-reference
In 2 Samuel 5:8, David explains the taunt about the blind and lame, turning it into a battle strategy to capture Jerusalem.
Joshua 10:3 names Adoni-Zedek as king of Jerusalem (Jebusite), confirming it was a Canaanite city-state before David.
Joshua 15:63 notes Judah could not expel Jebusites, explaining their continued presence until David's time.
Joshua 18:28 lists Jebus (Jerusalem) in Benjamin's territory, showing the city's tribal allocation before David's conquest.
Judges 1:8 records Judah capturing Jerusalem earlier, explaining why Jebusites were still present — they had reoccupied.
Judges 1:21 reports Benjamin failed to drive out Jebusites, parallel to Judah's failure, explaining Jebusite hold.
In 1 Chronicles 11:4, the same conquest of Jerusalem is recounted, adding that David and all Israel went to attack the Jebusites.
In Judges 19:11, Jebus (Jerusalem) is called a 'city of foreigners' — same place David later conquers, showing its earlier non-Israelite status.
Judges 19:10-12 calls Jebus a city of foreigners (Jebusites), not Israelites, showing its status before David.
In Jeremiah 21:13, God judges Jerusalem's inhabitants who boast in their fortified position — similar to the Jebusites' confidence here.