14King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace. ²And so David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.

³There in Jerusalem, David married more wives and had more sons and daughters. ⁴The following children were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ⁵Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁶Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷Elishama, Beeliada,^o and Eliphelet.

Victory over the Philistines

⁸When the Philistines heard that David had now been made king over the whole country of Israel, their army went out to capture him. So David marched out to meet them. ⁹The Philistines arrived at the Valley of Rephaim and began plundering. ¹⁰David asked God, “Shall I attack the Philistines? Will you give me the victory?”

The Lord answered, “Yes, attack! I will give you the victory!”

¹¹So David attacked them at Baal Perazim and defeated them. He said, “God has used me to break through the enemy army like a flood.” So that place is called Baal Perazim.^p ¹²When the Philistines fled, they left their idols behind, and David gave orders for them to be burnt.

¹³Soon the Philistines returned to the valley and started plundering it again. ¹⁴Once more David consulted God, who answered, “Don’t attack them from here, but go round and get ready to attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees. ¹⁵When you hear the sound of marching in the treetops, then attack, because I will be marching ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.” ¹⁶David did what God had commanded, and so he drove the Philistines back from Gibeon all the way to Gezer. ¹⁷David’s fame spread everywhere, and the Lord made every nation afraid of him.

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Footnotes

obeeliada: Called Eliada in 3:8.
pbaal perazim: This name in Hebrew means “Lord of the Break-through”.