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2 Samuel 5

David King over All Israel

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 aThen allh3605 the tribesh7626 of Israelh3478 cameh935 to Davidh1732 at Hebronh2275a and  1saidh559, "Beholdh2009, we are  byour boneh6106 and your fleshh1320.

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"Previouslyh1571h865ah8032a, when Saulh7586 was kingh4428 overh5921 us,  ayou were the one who ledh3318 Israelh3478 out and in. And the LORDh3068 saidh559 to you, ` bYou will shepherdh7462a My peopleh5971a Israelh3478, and you will be  ca rulerh5057 overh5921 Israelh3478.' "

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So allh3605 the eldersh2205 of Israelh3478 cameh935 to the kingh4428 at Hebronh2275a, and Kingh4428 Davidh1732  amadeh3772 a covenanth1285 with them beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 at Hebronh2275a; then  bthey anointedh4886 Davidh1732 kingh4428 overh5921 Israelh3478.

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Davidh1732 was  athirtyh7970 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and  bhe reignedh4427a fortyh705 yearsh8141.

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At Hebronh2275a  ahe reignedh4427a overh5921 Judahh3063 sevenh7651 yearsh8141 and sixh8337a monthsh2320, and in Jerusalemh3389 he reignedh4427a thirty-threeh7970h7969 yearsh8141 overh5921 allh3605 Israelh3478 and Judahh3063.

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 aNow the kingh4428 and his menh376 wenth1980 to  bJerusalemh3389 againsth413 the Jebusitesh2983, the inhabitantsh3427 of the landh776, and they saidh559 to  1Davidh1732, "You shall not comeh935 in hereh2008, but the blindh5787 and lameh6455 will turnh5493 you awayh5493";  2thinkingh559, "Davidh1732 cannoth3808 enterh935 hereh2008."

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Nevertheless, Davidh1732 capturedh3920 the strongholdh4686b of Zionh6726, that is  athe cityh5892b of Davidh1732.

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Davidh1732 saidh559 on that dayh3117, "Whoeverh3605 would strikeh5221 the Jebusitesh2983, let him reachh5060 the lameh6455 and the blindh5787, who are hatedh8130 by David'sh1732 soulh5315, through the waterh6794b tunnelh6794b." Thereforeh5921h3651 they sayh559, "The blindh5787 or the lameh6455 shall not comeh935 into the househ1004."

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So Davidh1732 livedh3427 in the strongholdh4686b and calledh7121 it  athe cityh5892b of Davidh1732. And Davidh1732 builth1129 allh5439 aroundh5439 from the  1 bMilloh4407 and inwardh1004.

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 aDavidh1732 becameh1980 greaterh1980 and greaterh1419, for the LORDh3068 Godh430 of hostsh6635 was with him.

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 aThen Hiramh2438 kingh4428 of Tyreh6865 senth7971 messengersh4397 to Davidh1732 with cedarh730 treesh6086 and carpentersh2796h6086 and stonemasonsh2796h68; and  bthey builth1129 a househ1004 for Davidh1732.

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And Davidh1732 realizedh3045 that the LORDh3068 had establishedh3559 him as kingh4428 overh5921 Israelh3478, and that He had exaltedh5375 his kingdomh4467 for the sakeh5668 of His peopleh5971a Israelh3478.

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Meanwhile  aDavidh1732 tookh3947 moreh5750 concubinesh6370 and wivesh802 from Jerusalemh3389, afterh310 he cameh935 from Hebronh2275a; and moreh5750 sonsh1121 and daughtersh1323 were bornh3205 to Davidh1732.

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Now  atheseh428 are the namesh8034 of those whoh3209 were bornh3209 to him in Jerusalemh3389: Shammuah8051, Shobabh7727, Nathanh5416, Solomonh8010,

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Ibharh2984, Elishuah474, Nephegh5298, Japhiah3309,

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Elishamah476, Eliadah450 and Elipheleth467.

War with the Philistines

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When the Philistinesh6430 heardh8085 that they had anointedh4886 Davidh1732 kingh4428 overh5921 Israelh3478,  aallh3605 the Philistinesh6430 wenth5927 up to seekh1245 out Davidh1732; and when Davidh1732 heardh8085 of it, he wenth3381 downh3381 to the  bstrongholdh4686b.

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Now the Philistinesh6430 cameh935 and spreadh5203 themselves out in  athe valleyh6010 of Rephaimh7497.

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Then  aDavidh1732 inquiredh7592 of the LORDh3068, sayingh559, "Shall I goh5927 up againsth413 the Philistinesh6430? Will You giveh5414 them into my handh3027?" And  bthe LORDh3068 saidh559 to Davidh1732, "Goh5927 up, for I will certainlyh5414 giveh5414 the Philistinesh6430 into your handh3027."

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So Davidh1732 cameh935 to  aBaal-perazimh1188 and  1defeatedh5221 them thereh8033; and he saidh559, "The LORDh3068 has brokenh6555 throughh6555 my enemiesh340 beforeh6440 me like the breakthroughh6556 of watersh4325." Thereforeh5921h3651 he namedh7121h8034 that placeh4725  2Baal-perazimh1188.

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They abandonedh5800a their idolsh6091 thereh8033, so  aDavidh1732 and his menh376 carriedh5375 them away.

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Now  athe Philistinesh6430 cameh5927 up onceh3254h5750 againh3254 and spreadh5203 themselves out in the valleyh6010 of Rephaimh7497.

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When  aDavidh1732 inquiredh7592 of the LORDh3068, He saidh559, "You shall not goh5927 directly up; circleh5437 aroundh5437 behindh310 them and comeh935 at them in fronth4136 of the  1balsamh1057 treesh1057.

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"It shall be, when  ayou hearh8085 the soundh6963 of marchingh6807a in the topsh7218 of the  1balsamh1057 treesh1057, thenh227 you shall acth2782 promptlyh2782, for thenh227  bthe LORDh3068 will have goneh3318 out beforeh6440 you to strikeh5221 the armyh4264 of the Philistinesh6430."

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Then Davidh1732 didh6213a soh3651, justh3512c as the LORDh3068 had commandedh6680 him, and struckh5221 downh5221 the Philistinesh6430 from  1 aGebah1387  2as farh5704 as  bGezerh1507.



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