1 Chronicles 14

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David’s Family Grows

¹Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

¹And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and craftsmen of walls, and craftsmen of wood, to build for him a house.

²And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

²And David knew that YHWH had established him as king over Israel, for was exalted highly his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

³And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters.

³And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begat more sons and daughters.

⁴These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua,^a Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

⁴And these are the names of the children who were unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

⁵Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

⁵and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,

⁶Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

⁶and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

⁷Elishama, Beeliada,^a and Eliphelet.

⁷and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

Two Victories over the Philistines

⁸When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.

⁸And the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out before them.

⁹Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

⁹And the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim.

¹⁰So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”

“Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”

¹⁰And David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines, and have You given them into my hand?” And YHWH said to him, “Go up, and I have given into your hand.”

¹¹So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.^a

¹¹And they went up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there. And David said, “God has broken up my enemies by my hand like the breaking up of waters.” Upon thus they called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

¹²There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.

¹²And they left their gods there, and David gave a commandment, and they were burned with the fire.

¹³Once again the Philistines raided the valley.

¹³And the Philistines added again to make a raid on the valley.

¹⁴So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.^a

¹⁴And David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them. Circle around them and come upon them in front of the balsam trees.

¹⁵As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

¹⁵And it shall be, when you hear the sound of a marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

¹⁶So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

¹⁶And David did as God had commanded him, and they drove back the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon to Gezer.

¹⁷And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.

¹⁷And the name of David went out into all the lands, and YHWH brought the dread of him upon all the nations.