| New Living Translation | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your own flesh and blood. | 1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood. |
| 2In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the one who really led the forces of Israel. And the LORD told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be Israel’s leader.’” | 2Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back. The LORD also said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.'" |
| 3So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the LORD with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel. | 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the LORD's presence, and they anointed David king over Israel. |
| 4David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in all. | 4David was thirty years old when he began his reign; he reigned forty years. |
| 5He had reigned over Judah from Hebron for seven years and six months, and from Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. David Captures Jerusalem | 5In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. |
| 6David then led his men to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land who were living there. The Jebusites taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here! Even the blind and lame could keep you out!” For the Jebusites thought they were safe. | 6The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites had said to David: "You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you" thinking, "David can't get in here." |
| 7But David captured the fortress of Zion, which is now called the City of David. | 7Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David. |
| 8On the day of the attack, David said to his troops, “I hate those ‘lame’ and ‘blind’ Jebusites. Whoever attacks them should strike by going into the city through the water tunnel. ” That is the origin of the saying, “The blind and the lame may not enter the house.” | 8He said that day, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites must go through the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind who are despised by David." For this reason it is said, "The blind and the lame will never enter the house." |
| 9So David made the fortress his home, and he called it the City of David. He extended the city, starting at the supporting terraces and working inward. | 9David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward. |
| 10And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies was with him. | 10David became more and more powerful, and the LORD God of Armies was with him. |
| 11Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace. | 11King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. |
| 12And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. | 12Then David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel. |
| 13After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters. | 13After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. |
| 14These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, | 14These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, |
| 15Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, | 15Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, |
| 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. David Conquers the Philistines | 16Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. |
| 17When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold. | 17When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of David, but he heard about it and went down to the stronghold. |
| 18The Philistines arrived and spread out across the valley of Rephaim. | 18So the Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 19So David asked the LORD, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD replied to David, “Yes, go ahead. I will certainly hand them over to you.” | 19Then David inquired of the LORD: "Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?" The LORD replied to David, "Attack, for I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you." |
| 20So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The LORD did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”). | 20So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there and said, "Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me." Therefore, he named that place The Lord Bursts Out. |
| 21The Philistines had abandoned their idols there, so David and his men confiscated them. | 21The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off. |
| 22But after a while the Philistines returned and again spread out across the valley of Rephaim. | 22The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. |
| 23And again David asked the LORD what to do. “Do not attack them straight on,” the LORD replied. “Instead, circle around behind and attack them near the poplar trees. | 23So David inquired of the LORD, and he answered, "Do not attack directly, but circle around behind them and come at them opposite the balsam trees. |
| 24When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the LORD is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.” | 24When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act decisively, for then the LORD will have gone out ahead of you to strike down the army of the Philistines." |
| 25So David did what the LORD commanded, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. | 25So David did exactly as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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