A Protected Palace. The Stepped Stone Structure probably supported King David's palace and gave him a view of the entire city.
THE CITY OF DAVID When Our Strengths Become Our Weaknesses
IN KING DAVID'S DAY, Jerusalem the City of David was a renovation and expansion of Jebus, a site that the Hebrews had never occupied in the territory of Benjamin. Steep slopes surrounded the City of David and gave it a strategic advantage during any military threat so much so that the inhabitants of Jebus confidently taunted David, saying, "You'll never get in here!" (2 Sam. 5:6). But he did, and he made the site his new capital. The extreme slopes became King David’s military strength. At the summit of the City of David, archaeologists have unearthed the massive Stepped Stone Structure dating from King David's day a structure that likely supported David's palace. The high vantage afforded the monarch his own unique view. David could have seen the rooftops of all Jerusalem below him. From this privileged position, he saw a woman bathing on her roof. His lingering lust grew into an adulterous impulse from which neither he nor his household would ever recover.