1 Então, todas as tribos de Israel vieram a Davi, a Hebrom, e falaram, dizendo: Somos do mesmo povo de que tu és. 2 Outrora, sendo Saul ainda rei sobre nós, eras tu que fazias entradas e saídas militares com Israel; também o Senhor te disse: Tu apascentarás o meu povo de Israel e serás chefe sobre Israel. 3 Assim, pois, todos os anciãos de Israel vieram ter com o rei, em Hebrom; e o rei Davi fez com eles aliança em Hebrom, perante o Senhor. Ungiram Davi rei sobre Israel.

4 Da idade de trinta anos era Davi quando começou a reinar; e reinou quarenta anos. 5 Em Hebrom, reinou sobre Judá sete anos e seis meses; em Jerusalém, reinou trinta e três anos sobre todo o Israel e Judá.

6 Partiu o rei com os seus homens para Jerusalém, contra os jebuseus que habitavam naquela terra e que disseram a Davi: Não entrarás aqui, porque os cegos e os coxos te repelirão, como quem diz: Davi não entrará neste lugar. 7 Porém Davi tomou a fortaleza de Sião; esta é a Cidade de Davi. 8 Davi, naquele dia, mandou dizer: Todo o que está disposto a ferir os jebuseus suba pelo canal subterrâneo e fira os cegos e os coxos, a quem a alma de Davi aborrece. (Por isso, se diz: Nem cego nem coxo entrará na casa.) 9 Assim, habitou Davi na fortaleza e lhe chamou a Cidade de Davi; foi edificando em redor, desde Milo e para dentro. 10 Ia Davi crescendo em poder cada vez mais, porque o Senhor, Deus dos Exércitos, era com ele.

11 Hirão, rei de Tiro, enviou mensageiros a Davi, e madeira de cedro, e carpinteiros, e pedreiros, que edificaram uma casa a Davi. 12 Reconheceu Davi que o Senhor o confirmara rei sobre Israel e que exaltara o seu reino por amor do seu povo.

13 Tomou Davi mais concubinas e mulheres de Jerusalém, depois que viera de Hebrom, e nasceram-lhe mais filhos e filhas. 14 São estes os nomes dos que lhe nasceram em Jerusalém: Samua, Sobabe, Natã, Salomão, 15 Ibar, Elisua, Nefegue, Jafia, 16 Elisama, Eliada e Elifelete.

17 Ouvindo, pois, os filisteus que Davi fora ungido rei sobre Israel, subiram todos para prender a Davi; ouvindo-o, desceu Davi à fortaleza. 18 Mas vieram os filisteus e se estenderam pelo vale dos Refains. 19 Davi consultou ao Senhor, dizendo: Subirei contra os filisteus? Entregar-mos-ás nas mãos? Respondeu-lhe o Senhor: Sobe, porque, certamente, entregarei os filisteus nas tuas mãos. 20 Então, veio Davi a Baal-Perazim e os derrotou ali; e disse: Rompeu o Senhor as fileiras inimigas diante de mim, como quem rompe águas. Por isso, chamou o nome daquele lugar Baal-Perazim. 21 Os filisteus deixaram lá os seus ídolos; e Davi e os seus homens os levaram.

22 Os filisteus tornaram a subir e se estenderam pelo vale dos Refains. 23 Davi consultou ao Senhor, e este lhe respondeu: Não subirás; rodeia por detrás deles e ataca-os por defronte das amoreiras. 24 E há de ser que, ouvindo tu um estrondo de marcha pelas copas das amoreiras, então, te apressarás: é o Senhor que saiu diante de ti, a ferir o arraial dos filisteus. 25 Fez Davi como o Senhor lhe ordenara; e feriu os filisteus desde Geba até chegar a Gezer.

1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were he that led out and brought in Israel: and the LORD said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be a captain over Israel.

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: 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 and three years over all Israel and Judah.

6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here: thinking, David cannot come in here.

7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

8 And David said on that day, Whoever gets up to the gutter, and smites the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David' soul, he shall be chief and captain. Why they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

9 So David dwelled in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel' sake.

13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

14 And these be the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said to David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.

20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD has broken forth on my enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, You shall not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.

24 And let it be, when you hear the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall bestir yourself: for then shall the LORD go out before you, to smite the host of the Philistines.

25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gazer.