2 Samuel 5:4-24

2 Samuel 5:4-24

[4] David  was thirty  years  old  when he began to reign,  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.  [6] And the king  to Jerusalem  unto the Jebusites,  the inhabitants  of the land:  which spake  unto David,  saying,  Except thou take away  the blind  thou shalt not come in  hither: thinking,  David  cannot come in  [7] Nevertheless David  took  the strong hold  of Zion:  the same is the city  of David.  [8] And David  said  on that day,  Whosoever getteth up  to the gutter,  and smiteth  the Jebusites,  and the lame  and the blind,  that are hated  of David's  soul,  he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said,  The blind  and the lame  shall not come  into the house.  [9] So David  dwelt  in the fort,  and called  it the city  of David.  built  round about  from Millo  and inward.  [10] And David  on,  and grew great,  and the LORD  God  of hosts  was with him. [11] And Hiram  king  of Tyre  sent  messengers  to David,  and cedar  trees,  and carpenters,  and masons:  and they built  David  an 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. [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.  [14] And these be the names  of those that were born  unto him in Jerusalem;  Shammua,  and Shobab,  and Nathan,  and Solomon,  [15] Ibhar  also, and Elishua,  and Nepheg,  and Japhia,  [16] And Elishama,  and Eliada,  and Eliphalet.  [17] But when the Philistines  heard  that they had anointed  David  king  over Israel,  all the Philistines  came up  to seek  David;  heard  of it, and went down  to the hold.  [18] The Philistines  also came  and spread  themselves in the valley  of Rephaim.  [19] And David  enquired  of the LORD,  saying,  Shall I go up  to the Philistines?  wilt thou deliver  them into mine hand?  And the LORD  said  unto David,  Go up:  for I will doubtless  the Philistines  into thine hand.  [20] And David  came  to Baalperazim,  and David  smote  them there, and said,  The LORD  hath broken forth  upon mine enemies  before  me, as the breach  of waters.  Therefore he called  the name  of that place  Baalperazim.  [21] And there they left  their images,  and David  and his men  burned  them. [22] And the Philistines  came up  yet again,  and spread  themselves in the valley  of Rephaim.  [23] And when David  enquired  of the LORD,  he said,  Thou shalt not go up;  but fetch a compass  behind  them, and come  upon them over against  the mulberry trees.  [24] And let it be, when thou hearest  the sound  of a going  in the tops  of the mulberry trees,  that then thou shalt bestir  thyself: for then shall the LORD  go out  before  thee, to smite  the host  of the Philistines.