| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him. | 1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees, masons and carpenters, to build a house for him. |
| 2And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been 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. |
| 3In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters. | 3Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters. |
| 4These are the names of the children born to him there: 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. |
| 8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet 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. |
| 9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim; | 9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. |
| 10so David inquired of God: "Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?" The LORD answered him, "Go, I will deliver them into your hands." | 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 David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, "As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand." So that place was called 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. |
| 12The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire. | 12They abandoned their gods there; so David gave the order and they were burned with fire. |
| 13Once more the Philistines raided the valley; | 13The Philistines made yet another raid in the valley. |
| 14so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, "Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar 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. |
| 15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army." | 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 struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to 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. |
| 17So David's fame spread throughout every land, and the LORD made all the nations fear him. | 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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