1 Então todas as tribos de Israel vieram a Davi, em Hebrom, e falaram, dizendo: Eis-nos aqui, somos teus ossos e tua carne.
2 E também outrora, sendo Saul ainda rei sobre nós, eras tu o que saías e entravas com Israel; e também o Senhor te disse: Tu apascentarás o meu povo de Israel, e tu serás príncipe sobre Israel.
3 Assim, pois, todos os anciãos de Israel vieram ao rei, em Hebrom; e o rei Davi fez com eles acordo em Hebrom, perante o Senhor; e ungiram a Davi rei sobre Israel.
4 Da idade de trinta anos era Davi quando começou a reinar; quarenta anos reinou.
5 Em Hebrom reinou sobre Judá sete anos e seis meses, e em Jerusalém reinou trinta e três anos sobre todo o Israel e Judá.
6 E partiu o rei com os seus homens a Jerusalém, contra os jebuseus que habitavam naquela terra; e falaram a Davi, dizendo: Não entrarás aqui, pois os cegos e os coxos te repelirão, querendo dizer: Não entrará Davi aqui.
7 Porém Davi tomou a fortaleza de Sião; esta é a cidade de Davi.
8 Porque Davi disse naquele dia: Qualquer que ferir aos jebuseus, suba ao canal e fira aos coxos e aos cegos, a quem a alma de Davi odeia. Por isso se diz: Nem cego nem coxo entrará nesta casa.
9 Assim habitou Davi na fortaleza, e a chamou a cidade de Davi; e Davi foi edificando em redor, desde Milo para dentro.
10 E Davi ia, cada vez mais, aumentando e crescendo, porque o Senhor Deus dos Exércitos era com ele.
11 E Hirão, rei de Tiro, enviou mensageiros a Davi, e madeira de cedro, e carpinteiros, e pedreiros que edificaram a Davi uma casa.
12 E entendeu Davi que o Senhor o confirmara rei sobre Israel, e que exaltara o seu reino por amor do seu povo.
13 E tomou Davi mais concubinas e mulheres de Jerusalém, depois que viera de Hebrom; e nasceram a Davi mais filhos e filhas.
14 E estes são os nomes dos que lhe nasceram em Jerusalém: Samua, e Sobabe, e Natã, e Salomão,
15 E Ibar, e Elisua, e Nefegue, e Jafia,
16 E Elisama, e Eliada, e Elifelete.
17 Ouvindo, pois, os filisteus que haviam ungido a Davi rei sobre Israel, todos os filisteus subiram em busca de Davi; o que ouvindo Davi, desceu à fortaleza.
18 E os filisteus vieram, e se estenderam pelo vale de Refaim.
19 E Davi consultou ao Senhor, dizendo: Subirei contra os filisteus? Entregar-mos-ás nas minhas mãos? E disse o Senhor a Davi: Sobe, porque certamente entregarei os filisteus nas tuas mãos.
20 Então foi Davi a Baal-Perazim; e feriu-os ali Davi, e disse: Rompeu o Senhor a meus inimigos diante de mim, como quem rompe águas. Por isso chamou o nome daquele lugar Baal-Perazim.
21 E deixaram ali os seus ídolos; e Davi e os seus homens os tomaram.
22 E os filisteus tornaram a subir, e se estenderam pelo vale de Refaim.
23 E Davi consultou ao Senhor, o qual disse: Não subirás; mas rodeia por detrás deles, e virás a eles por defronte das amoreiras.
24 E há de ser que, ouvindo tu um estrondo de marcha pelas copas das amoreiras, então te apressarás; porque o Senhor saiu então diante de ti, a ferir o arraial dos filisteus.
25 E fez Davi assim como o Senhor lhe tinha ordenado; e feriu os filisteus desde Geba, até chegar a Gezer.
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou who led out and brought in Israel. And LORD said to thee, Thou shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shall be prince over Israel.
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. And king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Unless thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shall not come in here, thinking, David cannot come in he
7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
8 And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [smite] the lame and the blind, the hated by David's soul, because the blind and the lame say, He cannot come into the house.
9 And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
10 And David grew greater and greater, for LORD, the God of hosts, was with him.
11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons, and they built David a house.
12 And David perceived that LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
13 And David took for him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
16 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
19 And David inquired of LORD, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will thou deliver them into my hand? And LORD said to David, Go up, for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.
20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there. And he said, LORD has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
21 And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David inquired of LORD, he said, Thou shall not go up. Make a circuit behind them, and come upon them opposite the mulberry trees.
24 And it shall be, when thou hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shall bestir thyself, for then LORD has gone out before thee to smite the army of the Philistines.
25 And David did so, as LORD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.