1 Então, todas as tribos de Israel vieram a Davi, a Hebrom, e falaram, dizendo: Eis-nos aqui, teus ossos e tua carne somos. 2 E também dantes, sendo Saul ainda rei sobre nós, eras tu o que saías e entravas com Israel; e também o Senhor te disse: Tu apascentarás o meu povo de Israel e tu serás chefe sobre Israel. 3 Assim, pois, todos os anciãos de Israel vieram ao rei, a Hebrom; e o rei Davi fez com eles aliança em Hebrom, perante o Senhor; e ungiram Davi rei sobre Israel.

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

6 E partiu o rei com os seus homens para Jerusalém, contra os jebuseus que habitavam naquela terra e que falaram a Davi, dizendo: Não entrarás aqui, a menos que lances fora os cegos e os coxos; querendo dizer: Não entrará Davi aqui. 7 Porém Davi tomou a fortaleza de Sião; esta é a Cidade de Davi. 8 Porque Davi disse naquele dia: Qualquer que ferir os jebuseus e chegar ao canal, e aos coxos, e aos cegos, que a alma de Davi aborrece, será cabeça e capitão. Por isso, se diz: Nem cego nem coxo entrará nesta casa. 9 Assim, habitou Davi na fortaleza e lhe chamou a Cidade de Davi; e Davi foi edificando em redor, desde Milo até dentro. 10 E Davi se ia cada vez mais aumentando e crescendo, porque o Senhor, Deus dos Exércitos, era com ele.

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

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

17 Ouvindo, pois, os filisteus que haviam ungido Davi rei sobre Israel, todos os filisteus subiram em busca de Davi; o que ouvindo Davi, desceu à fortaleza. 18 E os filisteus vieram e se estenderam pelo vale dos Refains. 19 E Davi consultou o Senhor, dizendo: Subirei contra os filisteus? Entregar-mos-ás nas minhas mãos? E disse o Senhor a Davi: Sobe, porque certamente entregarei os filisteus nas tuas mãos. 20 Então, veio Davi a Baal-Perazim, e feriu-os ali Davi, e disse: Rompeu o Senhor a meus inimigos diante de mim, como quem rompe águas. Por isso, chamou o nome daquele lugar Baal-Perazim. 21 E deixaram ali os seus ídolos; e Davi e os seus homens os tomaram.

22 E os filisteus tornaram a subir e se estenderam pelo vale dos Refains. 23 E Davi consultou o Senhor, o qual disse: Não subirás; mas rodeia por detrás deles e virás a eles por defronte das amoreiras. 24 E há de ser que, ouvindo tu um estrondo de marcha pelas copas das amoreiras, então, te apressarás; porque o Senhor saiu, então, diante de ti, a ferir o arraial dos filisteus. 25 E fez Davi assim como o Senhor lhe tinha ordenado; e feriu os filisteus desde Geba até chegar a Gezer.

1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold us, thy bone and thy flesh are we;

2 Already yesterday, and even before, when Saul was king over us, thou wast the one that led out and brought in Israel: And the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt indeed feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a chief over Israel.

3 Thus came all the elders of Israel to the king unto Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they anointed David as king over Israel.

4 Thirty years was David old when he became king, and forty years he reigned.

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 against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; who said unto David, as followeth, Thou shalt not come in hither, except thou first remove away the blind and the lame: meaning, David cannot come in hither.

7 Nevertheless David captured the strong–hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

8 And David said on that day, Whosoever will smite the Jebusites, and reach the aqueduct and the lame and the blind, that are hateful to David’s soul,––Wherefore people usually say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

9 And David dwelt in the fort, and he called it "The City of David." And David built it round about from the Millo and inward.

10 And David went on, and became greater and greater, and the Lord the God of hosts was with him.

11 And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar–trees, and carpenters, and stone–masons: and they built a house for David.

12 And David felt conscious that the Lord has established him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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

14 And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua’, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

15 And Yibchar, and Elishua’, and Nepheg, and Yaphia’,

16 And Elishama’, and Elyada’, and Eliphelet.

17 But when the Philistines heard that the people had anointed David as king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went down to the strong–hold.

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

19 And David asked counsel of the Lord, saying, shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

20 And David came to Ba’al–perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken down my enemies before me, as a breach is made by water. Wherefore he called the name of that place Ba’al–perazim.

21 And they left behind there their idols, and David and his men burnt them.

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

23 And when David asked counsel of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but turn about and fall in the rear of them, and come upon them opposite to the mulberry–trees.

24 And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of walking on the top of the mulberry–trees, that thou shalt then bestir thyself; for then will the Lord go out before thee, to smite in the camp of the Philistines.

25 And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and he smote the Philistines from Geba’ until thou comest to Gezer.