• David’s Family Enlarged

  • 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons, and carpenters, to build a house for him.
  • 2 And David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of His people Israel.
  • 3 Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters.
  • 4 These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
  • 5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
  • 6 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
  • 7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

  • Philistines Defeated

  • 8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; and David heard about it and went out against them.
  • 9 Now the Philistines had come and carried out a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.
  • 10 David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You hand them over to me?” Then the Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will hand them over to you.”
  • 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there; and David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim.
  • 12 They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with fire.
  • 13 The Philistines carried out yet another raid in the valley.
  • 14 David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the baka-shrubs.
  • 15 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the baka-shrubs, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”
  • 16 David did just as God had commanded him, and they defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer.
  • 17 Then the fame of David spread in all the lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him on all the nations.