1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.2 Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.3 And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel.4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-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; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.7 But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.8 And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.9 So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.10 And David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.12 And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.14 And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,16 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.17 And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard {of it}, and went down to the stronghold.18 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.19 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to David, Go up; for I will certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah has broken in upon mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.21 And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.23 And David inquired of Jehovah; and he said, Thou shalt not go up; turn round behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.24 And it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then will Jehovah have gone forth before thee, to smite the army of the Philistines.25 And David did so, as Jehovah had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou comest to Gezer.

1 Toe kom al die stamme van Israel na Dawid in Hebron, en hulle spreek en sê: Hier is ons, u been en u vlees is ons!2 Gister sowel as eergister toe Saul koning oor ons was, het u Israel uit-- en ingelei; en die HERE het aan u gesê: Jy moet my volk Israel oppas, en jy moet 'n vors wees oor Israel.3 So het dan al die oudstes van Israel na die koning in Hebron gekom; en koning Dawid het met hulle 'n verbond in Hebron gesluit voor die aangesig van die HERE, en hulle het Dawid as koning oor Israel gesalf.4 Dertig jaar was Dawid oud toe hy koning geword het; veertig jaar het hy geregeer.5 In Hebron het hy oor Juda sewe jaar en ses maande geregeer, en in Jerusalem het hy drie en dertig jaar oor die hele Israel en Juda geregeer.6 Toe die koning met sy manne na Jerusalem wegtrek teen die Jebusiete, die bewoners van die land, het hulle met Dawid gespreek en gesê: Jy sal hier nie inkom nie, maar die blindes en lammes sal jou verdrywe -- dit wil sê: Dawid sal hier nie inkom nie.7 Maar Dawid het die bergvesting Sion ingeneem; dit is die stad van Dawid.8 En Dawid het daardie dag gesê: Elkeen wat 'n Jebusiet verslaan, laat hom in die waterkanaal neerwerp die lammes sowel as die blindes, van wie Dawid se siel 'n afkeer het! Daarom sê hulle: 'n Blinde en 'n lamme mag nie in die huis kom nie.9 En Dawid het in die bergvesting gaan woon en dit die stad van Dawid genoem; en Dawid het rondom, van Millo af na die binnekant, gebou.10 En Dawid het gedurigdeur groter geword, en die HERE, die God van die leërskare, was met hom.11 Toe stuur Hiram, die koning van Tirus, boodskappers na Dawid met sederhout en skrynwerkers en klipkappers, en hulle het vir Dawid 'n huis gebou.12 So het Dawid dan gewaar geword dat die HERE hom as koning oor Israel bevestig en sy koningskap verhef het ter wille van sy volk Israel.13 En Dawid het uit Jerusalem meer byvroue en vroue geneem, nadat hy uit Hebron gekom het; en vir Dawid is meer seuns en dogters gebore.14 En dit is die name van die wat vir hom in Jerusalem gebore is: S mmua en Sobab en Natan en Salomo,15 en Jibhar en Elisua en Nefeg en J fia,16 en Elis ma en ljada en Elif,let.17 Toe die Filistyne hoor dat Dawid as koning oor Israel gesalf was, het al die Filistyne opgetrek om Dawid te soek, maar Dawid het dit gehoor en afgetrek na die bergvesting.18 En die Filistyne het gekom en hulle versprei in die dal Ref im.19 Toe het Dawid die HERE geraadpleeg en gesê: Sal ek optrek teen die Filistyne? Sal U hulle in my hand gee? En die HERE het aan Dawid gesê: Trek op, want Ek sal die Filistyne verseker in jou hand gee.20 Daarop het Dawid na Ba„l-P,rasim gegaan, en Dawid het hulle daar verslaan en gesê: Die HERE het voor my heen deur my vyande gebreek soos water deurbreek; daarom het hy die plek Ba„l-P,rasim genoem.21 En hulle het hul afgode daar agtergelaat, en Dawid en sy manne het dit saamgeneem.22 Maar die Filistyne het nog weer opgetrek en hulle in die dal Ref im versprei.23 Toe raadpleeg Dawid die HERE, en Hy sê: Jy moet nie optrek nie: trek agter hulle om en val hulle aan vlak voor die balsembosse.24 En as jy 'n geruis van voetstappe in die toppe van die balsembosse hoor, moet jy gou maak, want dan het die HERE voor jou uitgetrek om die leër van die Filistyne te verslaan.25 En Dawid het gedoen net soos die HERE hom beveel het, en hy het die Filistyne verslaan van G¡beon af tot naby Geser.