5:1 Then came 935 8799 all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to David 1732 unto Hebron 2275, and spake 559 8799, saying 559 8800, Behold, we [are] thy bone 6106 and thy flesh 1320.

5:2 Also in time past 865 8032, when Saul 7586 was king 4428 over us, thou wast he that leddest out 3318 8688 and broughtest in 935 8688 Israel 3478: and the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 to thee, Thou shalt feed 7462 8799 my people 5971 Israel 3478, and thou shalt be a captain 5057 over Israel 3478.

5:3 So all the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 came 935 8799 to the king 4428 to Hebron 2275; and king 4428 David 1732 made 3772 8799 a league 1285 with them in Hebron 2275 before 6440 the LORD 3068: and they anointed 4886 8799 David 1732 king 4428 over Israel 3478.

5:4 David 1732 [was] thirty 7970 years 8141 old 1121 when he began to reign 4427 8800, [and] he reigned 4427 8804 forty 705 years 8141.

5:5 In Hebron 2275 he reigned 4427 8804 over Judah 3063 seven 7651 years 8141 and six 8337 months 2320: and in Jerusalem 3389 he reigned 4427 8804 thirty 7970 and three 7969 years 8141 over all Israel 3478 and Judah 3063.

5:6 And the king 4428 and his men 582 went 3212 8799 to Jerusalem 3389 unto the Jebusites 2983, the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the land 776: which spake 559 8799 unto David 1732, saying 559 8800, Except thou take away 5493 8687 the blind 5787 and the lame 6455, thou shalt not come in 935 8799 hither: thinking 559 8800, David 1732 cannot come in 935 8799 hither.(thinking…: or, saying David shall not, etc)

5:7 Nevertheless David 1732 took 3920 8799 the strong hold 4686 of Zion 6726: the same [is] the city 5892 of David 1732.

5:8 And David 1732 said 559 8799 on that day 3117, Whosoever getteth up 5060 8799 to the gutter 6794, and smiteth 5221 8688 the Jebusites 2983, and the lame 6455 and the blind 5787, [that are] hated 8130 8803 of David's 1732 soul 5315, [he shall be chief and captain]. Wherefore they said 559 8799, The blind 5787 and the lame 6455 shall not come 935 8799 into the house 1004.(Wherefore…: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not come into the house)

5:9 So David 1732 dwelt 3427 8799 in the fort 4686, and called 7121 8799 it the city 5892 of David 1732. And David 1732 built 1129 8799 round about 5439 from Millo 4407 and inward 1004.

5:10 And David 1732 went 3212 8799 on 1980 8800, and grew great 1419, and the LORD 3068 God 430 of hosts 6635 [was] with him.(went…: Heb. went, going and growing)

5:11 And Hiram 2438 king 4428 of Tyre 6865 sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 to David 1732, and cedar 730 trees 6086, and carpenters 2796, and masons 7023 68: and they built 1129 8799 David 1732 an house 1004.(masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall)

5:12 And David 1732 perceived 3045 8799 that the LORD 3068 had established 3559 8689 him king 4428 over Israel 3478, and that he had exalted 5375 8765 his kingdom 4467 for his people 5971 Israel's 3478 sake.

5:13 And David 1732 took 3947 8799 [him] more concubines 6370 and wives 802 out of Jerusalem 3389, after 310 he was come 935 8800 from Hebron 2275: and there were yet sons 1121 and daughters 1323 born 3205 8735 to David 1732.

5:14 And these [be] the names 8034 of those that were born 3209 unto him in Jerusalem 3389; Shammua 8051, and Shobab 7727, and Nathan 5416, and Solomon 8010,

5:15 Ibhar 2984 also, and Elishua 474, and Nepheg 5298, and Japhia 3309,

5:16 And Elishama 476, and Eliada 450, and Eliphalet 467.

5:17 But when the Philistines 6430 heard 8085 8799 that they had anointed 4886 8804 David 1732 king 4428 over Israel 3478, all the Philistines 6430 came up 5927 8799 to seek 1245 8763 David 1732; and David 1732 heard 8085 8799 [of it], and went down 3381 8799 to the hold 4686.

5:18 The Philistines 6430 also came 935 8804 and spread 5203 8735 themselves in the valley 6010 of Rephaim 7497.

5:19 And David 1732 enquired 7592 8799 of the LORD 3068, saying 559 8800, Shall I go up 5927 8799 to the Philistines 6430? wilt thou deliver 5414 8799 them into mine hand 3027? And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto David 1732, Go up 5927 8798: for I will doubtless 5414 8800 deliver 5414 8799 the Philistines 6430 into thine hand 3027.

5:20 And David 1732 came 935 8799 to Baalperazim 1188, and David 1732 smote 5221 8686 them there, and said 559 8799, The LORD 3068 hath broken forth 6555 8804 upon mine enemies 341 8802 before 6440 me, as the breach 6556 of waters 4325. Therefore he called 7121 8804 the name 8034 of that place 4725 Baalperazim 1188.(Baalperazim: that is, the plain of breaches)

5:21 And there they left 5800 8799 their images 6091, and David 1732 and his men 582 burned 5375 8799 them.(burned…: or, took them away)

5:22 And the Philistines 6430 came up 5927 8800 yet again 3254 8686, and spread 5203 8735 themselves in the valley 6010 of Rephaim 7497.

5:23 And when David 1732 enquired 7592 8799 of the LORD 3068, he said 559 8799, Thou shalt not go up 5927 8799; [but] fetch a compass 5437 8685 behind 310 them, and come 935 8804 upon them over against 4136 the mulberry trees 1057.

5:24 And let it be, when thou hearest 8085 8800 the sound 6963 of a going 6807 in the tops 7218 of the mulberry trees 1057, that then thou shalt bestir 2782 8799 thyself: for then shall the LORD 3068 go out 3318 8804 before 6440 thee, to smite 5221 8687 the host 4264 of the Philistines 6430.

5:25 And David 1732 did so 6213 8799, as the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 8765 him; and smote 5221 8686 the Philistines 6430 from Geba 1387 until thou come 935 8800 to Gazer 1507.

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