1 Hirão, rei de Tiro, enviou mensageiros a Davi, com madeiras de Cedro, pedreiros e carpinteiros, para construir-lhe um palácio.2 E Davi reconheceu que o Senhor o confirmava rei de Israel, pois que seu reino era exaltado por causa de Israel, seu povo.3 Davi tomou ainda mulheres de Jerusalém e gerou filhos e filhas.4 Eis os nomes dos filhos que teve em Jerusalém: Samua, Sobad, Natã, Salomão,5 Jebaar, Elisua, Elifelet,6 Noga, Nafeg, Jafia,7 Elisama, Baaliada e Elifalet.8 Quando os filisteus souberam que Davi tinha sido sagrado rei de todo o Israel, subiram todos para prendê-lo. Mas ele o soube e saiu-lhes ao encontro.9 Contudo, os filisteus que vinham espalharam-se pelo vale de Refaim.10 Davi consultou a Deus: Subirei contra os filisteus? Entregá-los-eis em minhas mãos? E o Senhor disse-lhe: Sobe e entregá-los-ei em tuas mãos.11 Subiram, portanto, a Baal-Farasim, e lá Davi os desbaratou. Disse então ele: Deus dispersou meus inimigos, por minha mão, como se dispersam as águas. Por isso esse lugar se denominou: Baal-Farasim.12 Ali abandonaram eles seus deuses. E Davi os mandou queimar.13 Os filisteus espalharam-se novamente pelo vale.14 Davi consultou de novo a Deus, e este lhe respondeu: Não te ponhas a persegui-los; desvia-te deles e os atacarás diante das amoreiras.15 Quando ouvires um ruído de passos nas copas das amoreiras, então começarás o combate, porque Deus sairá diante de ti para desbaratar o exército dos filisteus.16 Fez Davi o que Deus lhe ordenava, e derrotou o exército dos filisteus desde Gabaon até Gazer.17 A fama de Davi espalhou-se por todos os países, e o Senhor tornou-o temível para todas as nações.

1 Now Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.2 And David, understanding that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel and had lifted up his kingdom above his people Israel,3 took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begat more sons and daughters.4 Now these [are] the names of [his] children which were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpalet,6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphalet.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 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.10 And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? Wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up, for I will deliver them into thy hands.11 So they came up to Baalperazim, and David smote them there. Then David said, God has broken in upon my enemies by my hand like the breaking forth of waters. Therefore, they called the name of that place Baalperazim.12 And they left their gods there, and David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.14 Therefore, David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Do not go up after them; go around them to come upon them over against the mulberry trees;15 and it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then thou shalt go out to battle; for God shall go forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.16 David, therefore, did as God commanded him, and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.17 And the fame of David went out into all those lands, and the LORD put the fear of him upon all the Gentiles.: