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 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.
2 In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'"
3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty-three years.
6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, "You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off." They thought, "David cannot get in here."
7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion —which is the City of David.
8 On that day David had said, "Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to reach those 'lame and blind' who are David's enemies. "" That is why they say, "The 'blind and lame' will not enter the palace."
9 David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces "inward.
10 And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
12 Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
13 After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
14 These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.
17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
18 Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim;
19 so David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?" The LORD answered him, "Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands."
20 So David went to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, "As waters break out, the LORD has broken out against my enemies before me." So that place was called Baal Perazim. [^3]
21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.
22 Once more the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim;
23 so David inquired of the LORD, and he answered, "Do not go straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.
24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move quickly, because that will mean the LORD has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army."
25 So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon "to Gezer.