1 Then came 935 all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to David 1732 unto Hebron 2275, and spake 559, saying 559, Behold, we are thy bone 6106 and thy flesh 1320.
2 Also in time past 865 8032, when Saul 7586 was king 4428 over us, thou wast he that leddest out 3318 and broughtest in 935 Israel 3478: and the LORD 3068 said 559 to thee, Thou shalt feed 7462 my people 5971 Israel 3478, and thou shalt be a captain 5057 over Israel 3478.
3 So all the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 came 935 to the king 4428 to Hebron 2275; and king 4428 David 1732 made 3772 a league 1285 with them in Hebron 2275 before 6440 the LORD 3068: and they anointed 4886 David 1732 king 4428 over Israel 3478.
4 David 1732 was thirty 7970 years 8141 old 1121 when he began to reign 4427, and he reigned 4427 forty 705 years 8141.
5 In Hebron 2275 he reigned 4427 over Judah 3063 seven 7651 years 8141 and six 8337 months 2320: and in Jerusalem 3389 he reigned 4427 thirty 7970 and three 7969 years 8141 over all Israel 3478 and Judah 3063.
6 And the king 4428 and his men 582 went 3212 to Jerusalem 3389 unto the Jebusites 2983, the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776: which spake 559 unto David 1732, saying 559, Except thou take away 5493 the blind 5787 and the lame 6455, thou shalt not come in 935 hither: thinking 559, David 1732 cannot come in 935 hither.
7 Nevertheless David 1732 took 3920 the strong hold 4686 of Zion 6726: the same is the city 5892 of David 1732.
8 And David 1732 said 559 on that day 3117, Whosoever getteth up 5060 to the gutter 6794, and smiteth 5221 the Jebusites 2983, and the lame 6455 and the blind 5787, that are hated 8130 of David's 1732 soul 5315, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said 559, The blind 5787 and the lame 6455 shall not come 935 into the house 1004.
9 So David 1732 dwelt 3427 in the fort 4686, and called 7121 it the city 5892 of David 1732. And David 1732 built 1129 round about 5439 from Millo 4407 and inward 1004.
10 And David 1732 went 3212 on 1980, and grew great 1419, and the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 was with him.
11 And Hiram 2438 king 4428 of Tyre 6865 sent 7971 messengers 4397 to David 1732, and cedar 730 trees 6086, and carpenters 2796, and masons 7023 68: and they built 1129 David 1732 an house 1004.
12 And David 1732 perceived 3045 that the LORD 3068 had established 3559 him king 4428 over Israel 3478, and that he had exalted 5375 his kingdom 4467 for his people 5971 Israel's 3478 sake.
13 And David 1732 took 3947 him more concubines 6370 and wives 802 out of Jerusalem 3389, after 310 he was come 935 from Hebron 2275: and there were yet sons 1121 and daughters 1323 born 3205 to David 1732.
14 And these be the names 8034 of those that were born 3209 unto him in Jerusalem 3389; Shammua 8051, and Shobab 7727, and Nathan 5416, and Solomon 8010,
15 Ibhar 2984 also, and Elishua 474, and Nepheg 5298, and Japhia 3309,
16 And Elishama 476, and Eliada 450, and Eliphalet 467.
17 But when the Philistines 6430 heard 8085 that they had anointed 4886 David 1732 king 4428 over Israel 3478, all the Philistines 6430 came up 5927 to seek 1245 David 1732; and David 1732 heard 8085 of it, and went down 3381 to the hold 4686.
18 The Philistines 6430 also came 935 and spread 5203 themselves in the valley 6010 of Rephaim 7497.
19 And David 1732 enquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, Shall I go up 5927 to the Philistines 6430? wilt thou deliver 5414 them into mine hand 3027? And the LORD 3068 said 559 unto David 1732, Go up 5927: for I will doubtless 5414 deliver 5414 the Philistines 6430 into thine hand 3027.
20 And David 1732 came 935 to Baalperazim 1188, and David 1732 smote 5221 them there, and said 559, The LORD 3068 hath broken forth 6555 upon mine enemies 341 before 6440 me, as the breach 6556 of waters 4325. Therefore he called 7121 the name 8034 of that place 4725 Baalperazim 1188.
21 And there they left 5800 their images 6091, and David 1732 and his men 582 burned 5375 them.
22 And the Philistines 6430 came up 5927 yet again 3254, and spread 5203 themselves in the valley 6010 of Rephaim 7497.
23 And when David 1732 enquired 7592 of the LORD 3068, he said 559, Thou shalt not go up 5927; but fetch a compass 5437 behind 310 them, and come 935 upon them over against 4136 the mulberry trees 1057.
24 And let it be, when thou hearest 8085 the sound 6963 of a going 6807 in the tops 7218 of the mulberry trees 1057, that then thou shalt bestir 2782 thyself: for then shall the LORD 3068 go out 3318 before 6440 thee, to smite 5221 the host 4264 of the Philistines 6430.
25 And David 1732 did so 6213, as the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 him; and smote 5221 the Philistines 6430 from Geba 1387 until thou come 935 to Gazer 1507.