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1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spoke, saying: 'Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD said to thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.'
2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’”
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel.
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying: 'Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither'; thinking: 'David cannot come in hither.'
6 The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “The blind and the lame will keep you out of here,” thinking, “David can’t come in here.”
7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion. This is David’s city.
8 And David said on that day: 'Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, and getteth up to the gutter, and taketh away the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul — .' Wherefore they say: 'There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.'
8 David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up to the watercourse and strike those lame and blind, who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame can’t come into the house.”
9 And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
9 David lived in the stronghold, and called it David’s city. David built around from Millo and inward.
10 And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him.
10 David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh, the God of Armies, was with him.
11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
11 Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, with cedar trees, carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel's sake.
12 David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.
13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
13 David took more concubines and wives for himself out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and more sons and daughters were born to David.
14 And these are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon;
14 These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia;
15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
17 When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David, but David heard about it and went down to the stronghold.
18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
18 Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?' And the LORD said unto David: 'Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.'
19 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” Yahweh said to David, “Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said: 'The LORD hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters.' Therefore the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.
20 David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
21 And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
21 They left their images there, and David and his men took them away.
22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
22 The Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
23 And when David inquired of the LORD, He said: 'Thou shalt not go up; make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.
23 When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees.
24 And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is the LORD gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.'
24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines.”
25 And David did so, as the LORD commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.
25 David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • David

    King of Israel

    The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6

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  • Eliada

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed tenth among the children born to David in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 14:7 calls him Beeliada.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7

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  • Eliphelet

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed eleventh among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7

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  • Elishama

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed ninth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7

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  • Elishua

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed sixth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5

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  • Hiram

    King of Tyre

    King of Tyre, who sent David envoys, cedar logs, carpenters and stonemasons to build his palace.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 5:7

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  • Ibhar

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed fifth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5

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  • Japhia

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed eighth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6

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  • Nathan

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed third among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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  • Nepheg

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed seventh among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6

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  • Shammua

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed first among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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  • Shobab

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed second among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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Places

  • Hebron

    Today: West Bank (Judean hills)

    One of the region's oldest cities, holding the patriarchs' burial cave (Machpelah). It was David's first royal capital, over Judah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 23:19; Genesis 13:18; 2 Samuel 5:3

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  • Jerusalem

    Today: Israel / Palestinian territories · On Third Journey

    Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8

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Cross references (25)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 11:1–3; Genesis 29:14; 2 Samuel 19:13; Ephesians 5:30; 1 Chronicles 12:23–40
  2. 2 Matthew 2:6; Micah 5:4; Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 37:24–25; John 10:11
  3. 3 2 Samuel 2:4; 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 23:18; 2 Kings 11:17; Judges 11:11
  4. 4 1 Chronicles 29:27; Luke 3:23; 1 Chronicles 26:31; 1 Kings 2:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4
  5. 5 2 Samuel 2:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4; 1 Kings 2:11
  6. 6 Judges 1:8; Joshua 18:28; Joshua 15:63; Judges 1:21; Jeremiah 37:10
  7. 7 1 Kings 2:10; 2 Samuel 6:12; 2 Samuel 6:16; 2 Chronicles 24:16; 2 Chronicles 5:2
  8. 8 Joshua 15:16–17; 1 Chronicles 11:6–9; 1 Samuel 17:25
  9. 9 1 Kings 9:15; 1 Kings 9:24; 2 Samuel 5:7; 2 Chronicles 32:5; 1 Kings 11:27
  10. 10 2 Samuel 3:1; Romans 8:31; Psalm 46:11; Daniel 2:44–45; Isaiah 9:7
  11. 11 1 Chronicles 14:1; 1 Kings 5:1–2; 1 Kings 5:18; 1 Kings 5:8–10; 2 Samuel 7:2
  12. 12 2 Samuel 7:16; 1 Kings 10:9; 1 Chronicles 14:2; Isaiah 1:25–27; Daniel 2:30
  13. 13 1 Chronicles 3:9; Deuteronomy 17:17; 2 Chronicles 11:18–21; 2 Chronicles 13:21; Genesis 25:5–6
  14. 14 1 Chronicles 3:5–9; 2 Samuel 12:24–25; Luke 2:31; Matthew 1:6; 1 Chronicles 14:4
  15. 15 1 Chronicles 14:5; 1 Chronicles 3:6
  16. 16 1 Chronicles 14:7; 1 Chronicles 3:8
  17. 17 2 Samuel 23:14; 1 Chronicles 14:8–9; 1 Chronicles 11:16; Psalm 2:1–5; Revelation 11:15–18
  18. 18 Joshua 15:8; Genesis 14:5; Joshua 17:15; 2 Samuel 23:13; Isaiah 17:5
  19. 19 2 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 23:2; 2 Samuel 5:23; Proverbs 3:6; Judges 20:28
  20. 20 Isaiah 28:21
  21. 21 1 Chronicles 14:11–12; Deuteronomy 7:5; Jeremiah 43:12; Deuteronomy 7:25; 1 Samuel 5:2–6
  22. 22 2 Samuel 5:18; 1 Kings 20:22; 1 Chronicles 14:13
  23. 23 1 Chronicles 14:14; John 9:6–7; Matthew 8:23–25; Matthew 9:29–30; Joshua 8:2
  24. 24 2 Kings 7:6; Judges 4:14; Judges 7:15; 1 Samuel 14:9–12; 1 Chronicles 14:15
  25. 25 1 Chronicles 14:16; Isaiah 28:21; Joshua 16:10

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences