1The tribes come to Hebron, and anoint David king over Israel. 4His age and reign. 6He taketh Zion from the Jebusites, and, fixing his residence there, calleth it the city of David. 11Hiram sendeth him timber and workmen to build him a house. 13Eleven sons are born to him in Jerusalem. 17David directed by God smiteth the Philistines at Baal-perazim, 22and again at the mulberry trees.
1THEN acame all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bbone and thy flesh.
a v.3. 1Ch. 11.1-9; 12.23-40. Ps. 97.1. Re. 11.15. b ch. 19.13. Ge. 29.14. De. 17.15. Is. 58.7. Ju. 9.2. He. 2.11-16. Ep. 5.30.
2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that cleddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD dsaid to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
c Nu. 27.17. 1Sa. 18.13,16. Is. 55.4. He. 2.10. Mi. 2.13. d 1Sa. 16.1,12. ch. 7.7. Ps. 78.71,72. Jn. 10.3,4,10. Is. 40.11. Eze. 34.23; 37.24,25.
3So all the elders of Israel came to the king to eHebron; fand king David gmade a league with them in Hebron hbefore the LORD: and they ianointed David king over Israel.
e ch. 2.3. f ch. 3.12,13,21. 1Sa. 18.3. g 1Ch. 11.3. 2Ki. 11.17. 1Sa. 11.15. h Ju. 11.11. 1Sa. 23.18. i 1Sa. 16.13. ch. 2.4. Lu. 1.35. Mat. 3.16; 28.18.
4¶David was jthirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
j Lu. 3.22,23.
5In kHebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
k ch. 2.11. 1Ki. 2.11. 1Ch. 3.4; 29.27.
6¶And the king and his men lwent to mJerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, nExcept thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: 1thinking, David cannot come in *hither.
1Or, saying, David shall not.
*hither-here, to this place.
l 1Ch. 4-9,11; 12.24-40. m Ju. 1.8,21; 19.10,11. Jos. 10.1; 15.63; 18.28. n Je. 37.10.
7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: othe same is the city of David.
o v.9. 1Ki. 2.10; 8.1. 1Ch. 11.5,7,8.
8And David said on that day, pWhosoever getteth up to the *gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. 2Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
*gutter-channel, shaft, tunnel.
2Or, because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not come into the house.
p 1Ch. 11.6. Jos. 15.15,17. 1Sa. 18.25; 17.25.
9So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from qMillo and inward.
q 1Ki. 9.15,24; 11.27. 2Ch. 32.5, not Ju. 9.6,20,40. 2Ki. 12.20.
10And David 3went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was rwith him.
3Heb. went going and growing, Job 17.6. 2Ch. 1.1. Lu. 2.52. Pr. 4.18.
r Ge. 21.22. Ro. 8.31. Is. 41.10-16; 46.3,4.
11¶And sHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and 4masons: and they built David an house.
4Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall.
s 1Ch. 14.1-16. 1Ki. 5.1.
12And tDavid perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom ufor his people Israel's sake.
t 1Ch. 14.2; 17.7. ch. 7.16. Is. 1.26. Ps. 75.6; 127.1. u Is. 45.4; 43.14.
13¶And David vtook him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
v 1Ch. 14.3-7. De. 17.17. Ge. 25.5,6. 2Ch. 11.18-21; 13.21.
14And wthese be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
w 1Ch. 3.5-9; 14.4-7.
15Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
16And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
17¶But when the xPhilistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it , and went down yto the hold.
x 1Ch. 11.16; 14.8,9. Ps. 2.1-5. Re. 11.15,18. y v.9. 1Ch. 11.8. 1Sa. 22.4,5.
18The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the zvalley of Rephaim.
z Ge. 14.5. Is. 17.5. Jos. 15.8; 18.16. ch. 23.13. v.22.
19And David aenquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD bsaid unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
a Nu. 27.21. Ju. 1.1. 1Sa. 23.2,4,11; 30.7. ch. 2.1. Ps. 73.28. Pr. 3.5,6. 1Ch. 14.10. b Pr. 3.6. Ps. 37.5,6. 1Sa. 28.6.
20And cDavid came to 5Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
5That is, the plain of breaches.
c 1Ch. 14.11. Is. 28.21. Ps. 44.3; 118.10-12; 27.2,3.
21And dthere they left their images, and David and his men 6burned them.
6Or, took them away.
d 1Ch. 14.12. De. 7.5,25.
22¶And the Philistines came up eyet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
e 1Ch. 14.13. 1Ki. 20.22. Is. 26.11. Ex. 14.8.
23And when David fenquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but g*fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
*fetch a compass-go round, turn round.
f v.19. ch. 2.1. 1Sa. 23.2,4,10-12. g 1Ch. 14.14. Jos. 8.2.
24And let it be, when thou hearest the hsound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then ithou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
h 2Ki. 7.6. Ac. 2.2. i 1Sa. 14.9-12. Ju. 4.14; 7.15.
25And jDavid did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from 7Geba until thou come to kGazer.
7Gibeon. Jos. 18.24; 16.10; 21.17,21. Ju. 1.29. 1Ki. 9.15-17.
j 1Ch. 14.15,16. k Jos. 10.33.