The narrative account of David going to Jerusalem and laying siege to the city demonstrates the military conquest necessary to secure control of the capital city and establish centralized royal authority. The siege of Jerusalem indicates the gradual military consolidation through which David subdued the Canaanite strongholds still maintaining independence within Israelite territory. The conquest of Jerusalem as the royal capital demonstrates David's strategic vision and his commitment to securing the central geographic position from which to govern the kingdom. The narrative account of the Jerusalem conquest demonstrates the military competence that underlay David's political success. The account illustrates the necessary connection between military strength and political authority in ancient Near Eastern kingship.

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