| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. | 1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him. |
| 2So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel. | 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. |
| 3Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. | 3And David took more wives in Jerusalem and became the father of more sons and daughters. |
| 4And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, | 4These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, |
| 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, | 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, |
| 6Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, | 6Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, |
| 7Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet. | 7Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet. |
| 8Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them. | 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. |
| 9Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. | 9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 10And David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” The LORD said to him, “Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand.” | 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.” |
| 11So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim. | 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. |
| 12And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. | 12There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire. |
| 13Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. | 13Once again the Philistines raided the valley. |
| 14Therefore 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 mulberry trees. | 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. |
| 15And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” | 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 marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” |
| 16So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. | 16So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. |
| 17Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. | 17And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him. |
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