1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh. 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will 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 Yahweh; 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 The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, "The blind and the lame will keep you out of here," thinking, "David can’t come in here." 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city. 8 David said on that day, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up to the watercourse and strike those lame and blind, who are hated by David’s soul." Therefore they say, "The blind and the lame can’t come into the house."
9 David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward. 10 David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him. 11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house. 12 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
13 David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold. 18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 19 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?"
Yahweh said to David, "Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand."
20 David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, "Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim. 21 They left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
22 The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 23 When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, "You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees. 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."
25 David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.
1 以色列众支派都到希伯仑来见大卫， 说： "看哪！ 我们都是你的骨肉至亲。
2 从前扫罗作我们的王的时候， 领导以色列人行动的是你。耶和华也曾对你说： ‘你要牧养我的子民以色列， 要作以色列的领袖。’"
3 以色列的众长老都到希伯仑来见王。大卫王在希伯仑耶和华面前与他们立约， 他们就膏立大卫作以色列的王。
4 大卫登基的时候是三十岁， 在位共四十年。
5 他在希伯仑作犹大的王七年零六个月； 在耶路撒冷作全以色列和犹大的王三十三年。
6 大卫和随从他的人到了耶路撒冷， 要攻打住在那地的耶布斯人。耶布斯人对大卫说： "你不能进这里来， 这些瞎眼的、跛脚的就能把你抵挡住。"他们心里想： "大卫决不能进那里去。"
7 大卫却攻取了锡安的保障， 就是大卫的城。
8 那一天大卫说： "攻打耶布斯人的， 要把大卫心中恨恶的‘瞎子’和‘瘸子’丢进水沟里。"因此有句俗语说： "瞎眼的或瘸腿的， 都不能进殿里。"
9 后来大卫住在保障里， 称保障为"大卫的城"。大卫又从米罗向里面周围筑墙。
10 大卫渐渐强大， 因为耶和华万军的 神与他同在。
11 推罗王希兰差派使者来见大卫， 又送来香柏木、木匠和石匠， 他们就给大卫建造宫殿。
12 大卫就知道耶和华已经立他作以色列的王， 又因自己的子民以色列的缘故， 使他的国兴盛。
13 大卫离开希伯仑后， 在耶路撒冷又娶了多位妃嫔， 并且生了很多儿女。
14 以下这些就是他在耶路撒冷所生的孩子的名字： 沙母亚、朔罢、拿单、所罗门、
15 益辖、以利书亚、尼斐、雅非亚、
16 以利沙玛、以利雅大、以利法列。
17 非利士人听见有人膏立了大卫作王统治以色列人， 就全体上来搜寻大卫。大卫听见了， 就下到保障去。
18 非利士人来到， 散布在利乏音谷。
19 大卫求问耶和华说： "我可以上去攻打非利士人吗？你会把他们交在我手里吗？"耶和华对大卫说： "你可以上去， 我必把非利士人交在你手里。"
20 于是大卫来到巴力．毗拉心， 在那里击败了非利士人， 说： "耶和华在我面前冲破我的敌人， 好像洪水冲破堤岸一般。"因此他给那地方起名叫巴力．毗拉心。
21 非利士人把他们的神像遗弃在那里， 大卫和跟随他的人就把它们拿走了。
22 非利士人又上来， 散布在利乏音谷。
23 大卫又求问耶和华， 耶和华说： "你不要直接上去， 要绕到他们后面， 从桑林对面攻打他们。
24 你一听到桑林树梢上有脚步的声音， 就要赶快行动， 因为那时耶和华已经在你前面出去击杀非利士人的军队了。"
25 于是大卫照着耶和华所吩咐他的去作， 击杀非利士人， 从迦巴直到基色。