1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.
2 And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted, because of his people Israel.
3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begot more sons and daughters.
4 And these are the names of the children which he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,
6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8 And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard {of it}, and went out against them.
9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
10 And David inquired of God saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to him, Go up; and I will give them into thy hand.
11 And they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God has broken in upon mine enemies by my hand, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
12 And they left their gods there; and David commanded, and they were burned with fire.
13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves in the valley.
14 And David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Go not up after them; turn round them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.
15 And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God will have gone forth before thee to smite the army of the Philistines.
16 And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.
17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and Jehovah brought the fear of him upon all the nations.
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。