1 Kongen i Tyrus Hiram skikket sendemenn til David med sedertre, og han sendte stenhuggere og tømmermenn til å bygge et hus for ham.
2 Og David forstod at Herren hadde stadfestet hans kongedømme over Israel; for hans rike var blitt hevet høit for hans folk Israels skyld.
3 David tok ennu flere hustruer i Jerusalem, og han fikk ennu flere sønner og døtre.
4 Dette er navnene på de sønner han fikk i Jerusalem: Sammua og Sobab, Natan og Salomo
5 og Jibhar og Elisua og Elpelet
6 og Nogah og Nefeg og Jafia
7 og Elisama og Be'eljada og Elifelet.
8 Da filistrene hørte at David var salvet til konge over hele Israel, drog alle filistrene ut for å søke efter David; og da David hørte det, drog han ut imot dem.
9 Og filistrene kom og spredte sig utover i Refa'im-dalen.
10 Da spurte David Gud: Skal jeg dra ut mot filistrene, og vil du gi dem i min hånd? Og Herren svarte: Dra ut! Så vil jeg gi dem i din hånd.
11 Så drog de op til Ba'al-Perasim, og der slo David dem, og David sa: Gud har brutt igjennem mine fiender ved min hånd, som vannene bryter igjennem. Derfor blev dette sted kalt Ba'al-Perasim.
12 Der lot de efter sig sine guder, og David bød at de skulde brennes op med ild.
13 Men filistrene kom igjen og spredte sig utover i dalen.
14 Og David spurte atter Gud, og Gud sa til ham: Du skal ikke dra op efter dem; vend dig fra dem og ta en omvei, så du kommer over dem midt for bakatrærne,
15 og når du hører lyden av skritt i bakatrærnes topper, da skal du dra ut i striden; for Gud har draget ut foran dig for å slå filistrenes hær.
16 David gjorde som Gud hadde befalt ham, og de slo filistrenes hær og forfulgte dem fra Gibeon og like til Geser.
17 og Davids navn kom ut i alle landene, og Herren lot frykt for ham komme over alle folkene.
1 And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.
2 And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.
3 And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.
4 These are the names of the children he had in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon
5 And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpelet
6 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia
7 And Elishama and Beeliada and Eliphelet.
8 And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over all Israel, they went up in search of David, and David, hearing of it, went out against them.
9 Now the Philistines had come, and had gone out in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
10 And David, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? and will you give them into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up; for I will give them into your hands.
11 So they went up to Baal-perazim, and David overcame them there, and David said, God has let the forces fighting against me be broken by my hand, as a wall is broken down by rushing water; so they gave that place the name of Baal-perazim.
12 And the Philistines did not take their images with them in their flight; and at David's orders they were burned with fire.
13 Then the Philistines again went out in every direction in the valley.
14 And David went for directions to God; and God said to him, You are not to go up after them; but, turning away from them, come face to face with them opposite the spice-trees.
15 And at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go out to the fight, for God has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.
16 And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
17 And David's name was honoured in all lands; and the Lord put the fear of him on all nations.