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¹ Hiram king of Tzor sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. ² David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Yisra'el; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Yisra'el's sake. ³ David took more wives at Yerushalayim; and David became the father of more sons and daughters. ⁴ These are the names of the children whom he had in Yerushalayim: Shammua, and Shovav, Natan, and Shlomo, ⁵ and Yivchar, and Elishua, and Elpelet, ⁶ and Nogah, and Nefeg, and Yafia, ⁷ and Elishama, and Be`elyada, and Elifelet.

⁸ When the Pelishtim heard that David was anointed king over all Yisra'el, all the Pelishtim went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them. ⁹ Now the Pelishtim had come and made a raid in the valley of Refa'im. ¹⁰ David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Pelishtim? and will you deliver them into my hand? the LORD said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand. ¹¹ So they came up to Ba`al-Peratzim, and David struck them there; and David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters. Therefore they called the name of that place Ba`al-Peratzim. ¹² They left their gods there; and David gave mitzvah, and they were burned with fire. ¹³ The Pelishtim yet again made a raid in the valley. ¹⁴ David inquired again of God; and God said to him, You shall not go up after them: turn away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees. ¹⁵ It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God is gone out before you to strike the host of the Pelishtim. ¹⁶ David did as God commanded him: and they struck the host of the Pelishtim from Giv`on even to Gezer. ¹⁷ The fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him on all nations.