Dual Panel1Then all<3605> the tribes<7626> of Israel<3478> came<935> to David<1732> at Hebron<2275> and said<559>, "Behold<2009>, we are your bone<6106> and your flesh<1320>.
2"Previously<1571><865><8032>, when Saul<7586> was king<4428> over<5921> us, you were the one who led<3318> Israel<3478> out and in. And the LORD<3068> said<559> to you, 'You will shepherd<7462> My people<5971> Israel<3478>, and you will be a ruler<5057> over<5921> Israel<3478>.'"
3So all<3605> the elders<2205> of Israel<3478> came<935> to the king<4428> at Hebron<2275>, and King<4428> David<1732> made<3772> a covenant<1285> with them before<6440> the LORD<3068> at Hebron<2275>; then they anointed<4886> David<1732> king<4428> over<5921> Israel<3478>.
4David<1732> was thirty<7970> years<8141> old<1121> when he became<4427> king<4427>, and he reigned<4427> forty<705> years<8141>.
5At Hebron<2275> he reigned<4427> over<5921> Judah<3063> seven<7651> years<8141> and six<8337> months<2320>, and in Jerusalem<3389> he reigned<4427> thirty-three<7970><7969> years<8141> over<5921> all<3605> Israel<3478> and Judah<3063>.
6Now the king<4428> and his men<376> went<1980> to Jerusalem<3389> against<413> the Jebusites<2983>, the inhabitants<3427> of the land<776>, and they said<559> to David<1732>, "You shall not come<935> in here<2008>, but the blind<5787> and lame<6455> will turn<5493> you away<5493>"; thinking<559>, "David<1732> cannot<3808> enter<935> here<2008>."
7Nevertheless, David<1732> captured<3920> the stronghold<4686> of Zion<6726>, that is the city<5892> of David<1732>.
8David<1732> said<559> on that day<3117>, "Whoever<3605> would strike<5221> the Jebusites<2983>, let him reach<5060> the lame<6455> and the blind<5787>, who are hated<8130> by David's<1732> soul<5315>, through the water<6794> tunnel<6794>." Therefore<5921><3651> they say<559>, "The blind<5787> or the lame<6455> shall not come<935> into the house<1004>."
9So David<1732> lived<3427> in the stronghold<4686> and called<7121> it the city<5892> of David<1732>. And David<1732> built<1129> all<5439> around<5439> from the Millo<4407> and inward<1004>.
10David<1732> became<1980> greater<1980> and greater<1419>, for the LORD<3068> God<430> of hosts<6635> was with him.
11Then Hiram<2438> king<4428> of Tyre<6865> sent<7971> messengers<4397> to David<1732> with cedar<730> trees<6086> and carpenters<2796><6086> and stonemasons<2796><68>; and they built<1129> a house<1004> for David<1732>.
12And David<1732> realized<3045> that the LORD<3068> had established<3559> him as king<4428> over<5921> Israel<3478>, and that He had exalted<5375> his kingdom<4467> for the sake<5668> of His people<5971> Israel<3478>.
13Meanwhile David<1732> took<3947> more<5750> concubines<6370> and wives<802> from Jerusalem<3389>, after<310> he came<935> from Hebron<2275>; and more<5750> sons<1121> and daughters<1323> were born<3205> to David<1732>.
14Now these<428> are the names<8034> of those who<3209> were born<3209> to him in Jerusalem<3389>: Shammua<8051>, Shobab<7727>, Nathan<5416>, Solomon<8010>,
15Ibhar<2984>, Elishua<474>, Nepheg<5298>, Japhia<3309>,
16Elishama<476>, Eliada<450> and Eliphelet<467>.
17When the Philistines<6430> heard<8085> that they had anointed<4886> David<1732> king<4428> over<5921> Israel<3478>, all<3605> the Philistines<6430> went<5927> up to seek<1245> out David<1732>; and when David<1732> heard<8085> of it, he went<3381> down<3381> to the stronghold<4686>.
18Now the Philistines<6430> came<935> and spread<5203> themselves out in the valley<6010> of Rephaim<7497>.
19Then David<1732> inquired<7592> of the LORD<3068>, saying<559>, "Shall I go<5927> up against<413> the Philistines<6430>? Will You give<5414> them into my hand<3027>?" And the LORD<3068> said<559> to David<1732>, "Go<5927> up, for I will certainly<5414> give<5414> the Philistines<6430> into your hand<3027>."
20So David<1732> came<935> to Baal-perazim<1188> and defeated<5221> them there<8033>; and he said<559>, "The LORD<3068> has broken<6555> through<6555> my enemies<340> before<6440> me like the breakthrough<6556> of waters<4325>." Therefore<5921><3651> he named<7121><8034> that place<4725> Baal-perazim<1188>.
21They abandoned<5800> their idols<6091> there<8033>, so David<1732> and his men<376> carried<5375> them away.
22Now the Philistines<6430> came<5927> up once<3254><5750> again<3254> and spread<5203> themselves out in the valley<6010> of Rephaim<7497>.
23When David<1732> inquired<7592> of the LORD<3068>, He said<559>, "You shall not go<5927> directly up; circle<5437> around<5437> behind<310> them and come<935> at them in front<4136> of the balsam<1057> trees<1057>.
24"It shall be, when you hear<8085> the sound<6963> of marching<6807> in the tops<7218> of the balsam<1057> trees<1057>, then<227> you shall act<2782> promptly<2782>, for then<227> the LORD<3068> will have gone<3318> out before<6440> you to strike<5221> the army<4264> of the Philistines<6430>."
25Then David<1732> did<6213> so<3651>, just<3512> as the LORD<3068> had commanded<6680> him, and struck<5221> down<5221> the Philistines<6430> from Geba<1387> as far<5704> as Gezer<1507>.