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¹ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers unto David, and timber of cedars, with masons and artificers, to build for him a house.² So David perceived, that Yahweh, had confirmed him, as king over Israel, - that his kingship was exalted, for the sake of his people Israel.³ And David took more wives, in Jerusalem, - and David begat more sons and daughters.⁴ Now, these, are the names of them who were born, whom he had in Jerusalem, - Shammua and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;⁵ and Ibhar and Elishua, and Elpelet;⁶ and Nogah and Nepheg, and Japhia;⁷ and Elishama and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

⁸ And, when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek to secure David, - and David, hearing, went out against them.⁹ Now, the Philistines, had come and spread themselves out, in the vale of Rephaim.¹⁰ Then David asked of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Yahweh said to him, Go up, and I will deliver them into thy hand.¹¹ So they came up in Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and David said, God hath broken forth against mine enemies by my hand, like the breaking forth of waters, - For this cause, called they the name of that place, Baal-perazim.¹² And they left their gods there, - and David gave the word, and they were burned up in fire.¹³ And the Philistines yet again spread themselves out in the vale.¹⁴ So David, asked again, of God, and God said to him, Thou shalt not go up after them, - get thee round, away from them, so shalt thou come in upon them, over against the mulberry-trees;¹⁵ and it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, then, shalt thou go forth into the battle, - for God will have gone forth before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. ¹⁶ So David did as God commanded him, - and they smote the host of the Philistines, from Gibeon even unto Gezer.¹⁷ And the name of David went forth, throughout all the lands, - and, Yahweh, put the dread of him upon all the nations.