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David's Family Enlarged

^1 (C1)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 (C1)These are the names of the children ^(F1)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 ^(C1)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 ^(F1)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 ^(F2)Baal-perazim.¹² They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with fire.

¹³ The Philistines carried out ^(C1)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 ^(F1)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 ^(F1)Gibeon even as far as Gezer.¹⁷ Then the fame of David spread in all the lands; and ^(C1)the LORD brought the fear of him on all the nations.