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。