1 Tyroksen kuningas Hiram lähetti Daavidin luo lähettiläitä. Sitten hän toimitti setripuuta ja lähetti muurareita ja kirvesmiehiä rakentamaan Daavidille palatsia.
2 Nyt Daavid ymmärsi, että Herra oli vahvistanut hänen asemansa Israelin kuninkaana ja antanut hänen kuninkuutensa menestyä kansansa Israelin vuoksi.
3 Jerusalemissa Daavid otti lisää vaimoja, ja hänelle syntyi vielä poikia ja tyttäriä.
4 Hänen Jerusalemissa syntyneiden poikiensa nimet olivat Sammua, Sobab, Natan, Salomo,
5 Jibhar, Elisua, Elpelet,
6 Nogah, Nefeg, Jafia,
7 Elisama, Beeljada ja Elifelet.
8 Kun filistealaiset kuulivat, että Daavid oli voideltu koko Israelin kuninkaaksi, he lähtivät kaikki liikkeelle käydäkseen Daavidin kimppuun. Saatuaan tästä tiedon Daavid lähti heitä vastaan.
9 Filistealaiset tulivat ja tunkeutuivat kaikkialle Refaiminlaaksoon.
12 Filistealaiset jättivät sinne jumalankuvansa, ja Daavidin käskystä ne poltettiin.
13 Mutta filistealaiset tunkeutuivat uudelleen Refaiminlaaksoon.
16 Daavid teki niin kuin Jumala oli käskenyt, ja israelilaiset tuhosivat filistealaisten leirin ja ajoivat heitä takaa Gibeonista aina Geseriin saakka.
17 Daavidin maine levisi kaikkiin maihin, ja Herra saattoi kaikki vieraat kansat pelkäämään häntä.
1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. 2 And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel’s sake.
3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters. 4 And these are the names of the children whom 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 when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them. 9 Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said, God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 12 And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13 And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 14 And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, and come upon them over against 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 is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 16 And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host 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 nations.