1 推罗王希兰派使者来见大卫， 给他送上香柏木、石匠和木匠， 要为他建造宫殿。 2 那时， 大卫知道耶和华已经坚立他作王统治以色列， 又为了以色列民的缘故， 使他的国高举。 3 大卫在耶路撒冷又娶了多位妻子， 并且生了很多儿女。 4 以下这些就是他在耶路撒冷所生的孩子的名字： 沙母亚、朔罢、拿单、所罗门、 5 益辖、以利书亚、以法列、 6 挪迦、尼斐、雅非亚、 7 以利沙玛、以利雅大和以利法列。 8 非利士人听见了大卫受膏作王统治以色列人， 就全体上来搜寻大卫； 大卫听见了， 就出来迎击他们。 9 非利士人来到， 侵进了利乏音谷。 10 大卫求问 神说： "我可以上去攻打非利士人吗？你把他们交在我手里吗？"耶和华对他说： "你可以上去， 我必把他们交在你的手里。" 11 非利士人上到巴力．毗拉心来， 大卫在那里击败了他们。大卫说： " 神借着我击溃我的敌人， 好像水冲破堤岸一般。"因此他们给那地方起名叫巴力．毗拉心。 12 非利士人把他们的神像遗弃在那里， 大卫吩咐人用火把它们烧了。 13 非利士人又再入侵那山谷。 14 大卫又求问 神， 神对他说： "不可在后面追赶他们， 要绕过他们， 从桑林对面攻打他们。 15 你一听见桑林树梢上有脚步的声音， 就要出战， 因为 神已经在你前面出去击杀非利士人的军队了。" 16 于是大卫照着 神所吩咐他的去作， 他们攻击非利士人的军队， 从基遍起， 一直攻打到基色。 17 因此大卫的名声传遍各地， 耶和华使万国都惧怕他。

1 And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood, to build to him a house.2 And David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, because of the lifting up on high of his kingdom, for the sake of His people Israel.3 And David taketh again wives in Jerusalem, and David begetteth again sons and daughters;4 and these [are] the names of the children whom he hath in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.8 And the Philistines hear that David hath been anointed for king over all Israel, and all the Philistines go up to seek David, and David heareth, and goeth out before them.9 And the Philistines have come, and rush into the valley of Rephaim,10 and David asketh of God, saying, `Do I go up against the Philistines -- and hast Thou given them into my hand?` And Jehovah saith to him, `Go up, and I have given them into thy hand.`11 And they go up into Baal-Perazim, and David smiteth them there, and David saith, `God hath broken up mine enemies by my hand, like the breaking up of waters;` therefore they have called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.12 And they leave there their gods, and David speaketh, and they are burnt with fire.13 And the Philistines add again, and rush into the valley,14 and David asketh again of God, and God saith to him, `Do not go up after them, turn round from them, and thou hast come to them from over-against the mulberries;15 and it cometh to pass, when thou hearest the sound of the stepping at the heads of the mulberries, then thou goest out into battle, for God hath gone out before thee to smite the camp of the Philistines.`16 And David doth as God commanded him, and they smite the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even unto Gazer;17 and the name of David goeth out into all the lands, and Jehovah hath put his fear on all the nations.