1 Todas as tribos de Israel vieram ter com Davi em Hebron e disseram-lhe: "Vê: não somos nós teus ossos e tua carne.

2 Já antes, quando Saul era nosso rei, eras tu que dirigias os negócios de Israel. O Senhor te disse: ‘Es tu que apascentarás o meu povo e serás o chefe de Israel’."

3 Vieram, pois, todos os anciãos de Israel ter com o rei em Hebron. Davi fez com eles um tratado diante do Senhor e eles ungiram-no rei de Israel.

4 Davi tinha trinta anos quando começou a reinar e seu reinado durou quarenta anos:

5 sete anos e meio sobre Judá, em He­bron, e depois trinta e três anos em Jerusalém, sobre todo o Israel e Judá.

6 Davi partiu com seus homens para Jerusalém, contra os jebuseus que ocupavam a terra. Estes disseram a Davi: "Tu não entrarás aqui! Cegos e coxos te repelirão!". Significando que jamais Davi entraria lá.

7 Mas Davi apoderou-se da fortaleza de Sião, que é a Cidade de Davi.

8 Naquele dia, Davi dissera: "Quem quiser abater os jebuseus, siga o canal para atingir esses cegos e coxos, inimigos de Davi". Daí vem o ditado: "Nem cegos nem coxos entrarão na casa".

9 Davi estabeleceu-se na fortaleza e chamou-a Cidade de Davi. Cercou-a de muralhas desde Milo e construiu no interior.

10 Davi ia-se fortificando e o Senhor Deus dos exércitos estava com ele.

11 O rei de Tiro, Hiram, mandou-lhe mensageiros, com madeira de cedro, carpinteiros e pedreiros, para construir-lhe um palácio.

12 Davi reconheceu que o Senhor firmava o seu trono em Israel e exaltava a sua realeza por causa de seu povo.

13 Davi tomou mais concubinas e mulheres em Jerusalém, depois que deixou Hebron e teve delas filhos e filhas.

14 Eis os nomes dos filhos que teve em Jerusalém:

15 Samua, Sobab, Natã, Salo­mão, Jebaar, Elisua, Nafeg,

16 Jáfia, Elisa­ma, Eliada e Elifalet.

17 Quando os filisteus souberam que Davi fora ungido como rei de Israel, puseram-se todos em campanha para apoderar-se dele. Informado disso, Davi desceu à fortaleza.

18 Os filisteus, desde que chegaram, espalharam-se pelo vale dos Gigantes.

19 Davi consultou o Senhor, dizendo: "Devo subir ao encontro dos filisteus? Tu os entregarás nas minhas mãos?". "Vai – respondeu o Senhor –, eu os entregarei certamente nas tuas mãos."

20 Veio Davi a Baal-Farasim, onde os derrotou. "O Senhor – disse ele – rompeu os meus inimigos diante de mim, como as águas rompem os diques." Por isso, chamou àquele lugar Baal-Farasim.

21 Os filisteus abandonaram ali seus ídolos; Davi e seus homens os levaram.

22 Os filisteus voltaram ao ataque, espalhando-se pelo vale dos Gigantes.

23 Davi consultou o Senhor, que lhe respondeu: "Não vás ao seu encontro, mas dá a volta por detrás deles e os atingirás do lado das amoreiras.

24 Quando ouvires um rumor de passos, então apressa-te e ataca, porque o Senhor irá adiante de ti para esmagar o exército dos filisteus".

25 Davi fez como lhe ordenara o Senhor e feriu os filisteus desde Gabaá até Gazer.

1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt 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 unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.*5.6 thinking…: or, saying David shall not, etc 7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.*5.8 Wherefore…: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not 9 So David dwelt 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.*5.10 went…: Heb. went, going and growing

11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.*5.11 masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall 12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s 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 unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, 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 enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.*5.20 Baal-perazim: that is, the plain of breaches 21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.*5.21 burned…: or, took them away

22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 23 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, 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 thou come to Gazer.*5.25 Geba: also called, Gibeon