unto this day. 12And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?' 13So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 14And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.
14 And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. 2And David perceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake.
3And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begot more sons and daughters. 4And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon; 5and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet; 6and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia; 7and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.
8And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went out to meet them. 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? and wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?' And the Lord said unto him: 'Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.' 11So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said: 'God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters.' Therefore they called the name of that place [1]Baal-perazim. 12And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.
13And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. 14And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him: 'Thou shalt not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees. 15And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.' 16And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer. 17And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
15 And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 2Then David said: 'None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of the Lord, and to minister unto Him for ever.' 3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto its place, which he had prepared for it. 4And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites; 5of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty; 6of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty; 7of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty; 8of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred; 9of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren four-
- ↑ That is, The possessor of breaches.
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