aThen all the tribes
of Israel
came
to David
at Hebron
and 1said
, "Behold
, we are byour bone
and your flesh
.
"Previously, when Saul
was king
over
us, ayou were the one who led
Israel
out and in. And the LORD
said
to you, ` bYou will shepherd
My people
Israel
, and you will be ca ruler
over
Israel
.' "
So all the elders
of Israel
came
to the king
at Hebron
, and King
David
amade
a covenant
with them before
the LORD
at Hebron
; then bthey anointed
David
king
over
Israel
.
David was athirty
years
old
when he became
king
, and bhe reigned
forty
years
.
At Hebron ahe reigned
over
Judah
seven
years
and six
months
, and in Jerusalem
he reigned
thirty-three
years
over
all
Israel
and Judah
.
aNow the king and his men
went
to bJerusalem
against
the Jebusites
, the inhabitants
of the land
, and they said
to 1David
, "You shall not come
in here
, but the blind
and lame
will turn
you away
"; 2thinking
, "David
cannot
enter
here
."
Nevertheless, David captured
the stronghold
of Zion
, that is athe city
of David
.
David said
on that day
, "Whoever
would strike
the Jebusites
, let him reach
the lame
and the blind
, who are hated
by David's
soul
, through the water
tunnel
." Therefore
they say
, "The blind
or the lame
shall not come
into the house
."
So David lived
in the stronghold
and called
it athe city
of David
. And David
built
all
around
from the 1 bMillo
and inward
.
aDavid became
greater
and greater
, for the LORD
God
of hosts
was with him.
aThen Hiram king
of Tyre
sent
messengers
to David
with cedar
trees
and carpenters
and stonemasons
; and bthey built
a house
for David
.
And David realized
that the LORD
had established
him as king
over
Israel
, and that He had exalted
his kingdom
for the sake
of His people
Israel
.
Meanwhile aDavid took
more
concubines
and wives
from Jerusalem
, after
he came
from Hebron
; and more
sons
and daughters
were born
to David
.
Now athese are the names
of those who
were born
to him in Jerusalem
: Shammua
, Shobab
, Nathan
, Solomon
,
Ibhar, Elishua
, Nepheg
, Japhia
,
Elishama, Eliada
and Eliphelet
.
When the Philistines heard
that they had anointed
David
king
over
Israel
, aall
the Philistines
went
up to seek
out David
; and when David
heard
of it, he went
down
to the bstronghold
.
Now the Philistines came
and spread
themselves out in athe valley
of Rephaim
.
Then aDavid inquired
of the LORD
, saying
, "Shall I go
up against
the Philistines
? Will You give
them into my hand
?" And bthe LORD
said
to David
, "Go
up, for I will certainly
give
the Philistines
into your hand
."
So David came
to aBaal-perazim
and 1defeated
them there
; and he said
, "The LORD
has broken
through
my enemies
before
me like the breakthrough
of waters
." Therefore
he named
that place
2Baal-perazim
.
They abandoned their idols
there
, so aDavid
and his men
carried
them away.
Now athe Philistines came
up once
again
and spread
themselves out in the valley
of Rephaim
.
When aDavid inquired
of the LORD
, He said
, "You shall not go
directly up; circle
around
behind
them and come
at them in front
of the 1balsam
trees
.
"It shall be, when ayou hear the sound
of marching
in the tops
of the 1balsam
trees
, then
you shall act
promptly
, for then
bthe LORD
will have gone
out before
you to strike
the army
of the Philistines
."
Then David did
so
, just
as the LORD
had commanded
him, and struck
down
the Philistines
from 1 aGeba
2as far
as bGezer
.