| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 messengers to David with cedar trees, masons and carpenters, to build a house 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 that his kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of His people Israel. |
| 3Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters. | 3Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David 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, all the Philistines went up in search of David; and David heard of it and went out against them. |
| 9Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim. | 9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in 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.” | 10David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You give them into my hand?" Then the LORD said to him, "Go up, for I will give 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 they came up to Baal-perazim, and David defeated them there; and David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like the breakthrough of waters." Therefore they named that place Baal-perazim. |
| 12And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. | 12They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with fire. |
| 13Then the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. | 13The Philistines made yet another raid in 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. | 14David inquired again of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go up after them; circle around behind them and come at 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.” | 15"It shall be when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the army 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. | 16David did just as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even as far as Gezer. |
| 17Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. | 17Then the fame of David went out into all the lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him on all the nations. |
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