1 Hirão, rei de Tiro, enviou mensageiros a Davi, e cedros e pedreiros e carpinteiros para lhe edificarem uma casa.
2 Percebeu Davi que Jeová o tinha estabelecido como rei sobre Israel, porque o seu reino tinha sido muito exaltado por amor do seu povo de Israel.
3 Tomou ainda Davi em Jerusalém outras mulheres, e gerou ainda filhos e filhas.
4 Estes são os nomes dos filhos que lhe nasceram em Jerusalém: Samua, Sobabe, Natã e Salomão;
5 Ibar, Elisua e Elpelete;
6 Nogá, Nefegue e Jafia;
7 Elisama, Beeliada e Elifelete.
8 Quando os filisteus ouviram que Davi tinha sido ungido rei sobre Israel, subiram todos em busca de Davi; o que ouvindo Davi, saiu contra eles.
9 Ora os filisteus tinham vindo e feito uma arremetida no vale de Refaim.
10 Então Davi consultou a Deus, dizendo: Subirei contra os filisteus? e entregá-los-ás nas minhas mãos? Respondeu-lhe Jeová: Sobe, porque os entregarei nas tuas mãos.
11 Subiram a Baal-Perazim, e ali os feriu Davi, que disse: Por minha mão Deus fez brecha nos meus inimigos, como uma brecha feita por águas. Pelo que chamaram àquele lugar Baal-Perazim.
12 Ali deixaram os seus deuses, que, por ordem de Davi, foram queimados a fogo.
13 Tornaram os filisteus a fazer uma arremetida no vale.
14 De novo consultou Davi a Deus, que lhe disse: Não subirás após eles; retira-te, e vem contra eles por diante das balsamárias.
15 Quando ouvires o ruído de marcha nas copas das balsamárias, sairás à peleja; pois Deus saiu diante de ti para ferir o exército dos filisteus.
16 Fez Davi como Jeová lhe havia ordenado: e feriram o exército dos filisteus desde Gibeom até Gezer.
17 A fama de Davi espalhou-se por todas as terras; e Jeová fez que todas as nações tivessem medo dele.
1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. 2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them. 9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 12 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. 14 Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.