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¹ And Hiram ye kynge of Tyre sent messaungers vnto Dauid and Cedre tymber, and masons and carpenters, to buylde him an house.² And Dauid perceaued, that the LORDE had confirmed him kynge ouer Israel: for his kyngdome increased for his people of Israels sake.³ And Dauid toke yet mo wyues at Ierusalem, & begat yet mo sonnes & doughters.⁴ And the names of them yt were borne vnto him at Ierusalem, are these: Sammua, Sobab, Nathan, Salomon,⁵ Iebehar, Elisua, Elipalet,⁶ Noga, Nepheg, Iaphia,⁷ Elisamma, Baal Iada, Eliphalet.

⁸ And whan the Philistynes herde that Dauid was anoynted kynge ouer all Israel, they wente vp all to seke Dauid. Whan Dauid herde that, he wente forth agaynst them.⁹ And the Philistynes came, and scatered the selues beneth in ye valley of Rephaim.¹⁰ And Dauid axed councell at God, & sayde: Shal I go vp agaynst the Philistynes? and wilt thou delyuer them in to my hande? The LORDE sayde vnto him: Go vp, and I wil delyuer them in to thy hande.¹¹ And whan they were gone vp to Baal Prasim, Dauid smote them there. And Dauid sayde: God hath deuyded myne enemies thorow my hande, euen as the water parteth asunder: therfore called they the place Baal Prasim.¹² And there lefte they their goddes. Then commaunded Dauid to burne them with fyre.¹³ But the Philistynes gat them thither agayne, and scatered them selues beneth in ye valley.¹⁴ And Dauid axed councell at God agayne. And God sayde vnto him: Thou shalt not go vp behynde them, but turne the from them, that thou mayest come vpon the ouer agaynst the Peertrees.¹⁵ So whan thou hearest aboue vpon the Peertrees the noyse of the goynge, go thou forth then to the batayll: for God is gone forth then before the to smyte the hoost of the Philistynes.¹⁶ And Dauid dyd as God commaunded him. And they smote the hoost of the Philistynes from Gibeon forth vnto Gaser.¹⁷ And Dauids name was noysed out in all londes. And the LORDE caused ye feare of him to come vpo all the Heythen.