2 Samuel 5:11–25

^11qAnd ^rHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David a house. ¹²And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that ^she had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

¹³And ^tDavid took him ^umo concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. ¹⁴And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, ¹⁵Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, ¹⁶And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

¹⁷But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, ^wand went down to the hold. ¹⁸The Philistines also came and ^xspread themselves in ^ythe valley of Rephaim. ¹⁹And David ^zinquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. ²⁰And David came to ^aBaal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. ²¹And there they left their images, and David and his men ^bburnt them. ²²And the Philistines came up yet again, and ^xspread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. ²³And when ^cDavid inquired of the Lord, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. ²⁴And let it be, when thou ^dhearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then ^eshall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. ²⁵And David did so, as the Lord had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to ^fGazer.

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