Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "King David conquered the fortified Canaanite city of Jebus (ancient Jerusalem), which had remained under Jebusite control despite earlier Israelite attempts to seize it. Around 1000 BC, after uniting the tribes of Israel, David and his forces captured the stronghold—traditionally via a surprise attack through a water shaft—renaming it the City of David and establishing it as the new capital of the united kingdom of Israel. This conquest was significant because