1 Chronicles 14

David Established at Jerusalem

14Now ^aHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. ²So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was ^bhighly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

³Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. ⁴And ^cthese are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: ¹Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ⁵Ibhar, ²Elishua, ³Elpelet, ⁶Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷Elishama, ⁴Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

The Philistines Defeated

⁸Now when the Philistines heard that ^dDavid had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. ⁹Then the Philistines went and made a raid ^eon the Valley of ⁵Rephaim. ¹⁰And David ^finquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”

The Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand.”

¹¹So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place ⁶Baal Perazim. ¹²And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

^13gThen the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. ¹⁴Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around them, ^hand come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. ¹⁵And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” ¹⁶So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from ⁷Gibeon as far as Gezer. ¹⁷Then ⁱthe fame of David went out into all lands, and the Lord ^jbrought the fear of him upon all nations.