¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

² Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 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 and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

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. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

¹⁰ And David went 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; Shammuah, 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; and 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 inquired 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 deliver 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 inquired 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.

²⁵ And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

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¹ Then came ^H935 all the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478 to David ^H1732 unto Hebron, ^H2275 and spake, ^H559 saying, ^H559 Behold, we are thy bone ^H6106 and thy flesh. ^H1320

² Also in time past, ^{H865 H8032} when Saul ^H7586 was king ^H4428 over us, thou wast he that leddest out ^H3318 and broughtest in ^H935 Israel: ^H3478 and the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to thee, Thou shalt feed ^H7462 my people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 and thou shalt be a captain ^H5057 over Israel. ^H3478

³ So all the elders ^H2205 of Israel ^H3478 came ^H935 to the king ^H4428 to Hebron; ^H2275 and king ^H4428 David ^H1732 made ^H3772 a league ^H1285 with them in Hebron ^H2275 before ^H6440 the LORD: ^H3068 and they anointed ^H4886 David ^H1732 king ^H4428 over Israel. ^H3478

⁴ David ^H1732 was thirty ^H7970 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 forty ^H705 years. ^H8141

⁵ In Hebron ^H2275 he reigned ^H4427 over Judah ^H3063 seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 and six ^H8337 months: ^H2320 and in Jerusalem ^H3389 he reigned ^H4427 thirty ^H7970 and three ^H7969 years ^H8141 over all Israel ^H3478 and Judah. ^H3063

⁶ And the king ^H4428 and his men ^H582 went ^H3212 to Jerusalem ^H3389 unto the Jebusites, ^H2983 the inhabitants ^H3427 of the land: ^H776 which spake ^H559 unto David, ^H1732 saying, ^H559 Except thou take away ^H5493 the blind ^H5787 and the lame, ^H6455 thou shalt not come in ^H935 hither: thinking, ^H559 David ^H1732 cannot come in ^H935 hither.

⁷ Nevertheless David ^H1732 took ^H3920 the strong hold ^H4686 of Zion: ^H6726 the same is the city ^H5892 of David. ^H1732

⁸ And David ^H1732 said ^H559 on that day, ^H3117 Whosoever getteth up ^H5060 to the gutter, ^H6794 and smiteth ^H5221 the Jebusites, ^H2983 and the lame ^H6455 and the blind, ^H5787 that are hated ^H8130 of David's ^H1732 soul, ^H5315 he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, ^H559 The blind ^H5787 and the lame ^H6455 shall not come ^H935 into the house. ^H1004

⁹ So David ^H1732 dwelt ^H3427 in the fort, ^H4686 and called ^H7121 it the city ^H5892 of David. ^H1732 And David ^H1732 built ^H1129 round about ^H5439 from Millo ^H4407 and inward. ^H1004

¹⁰ And David ^H1732 went ^H3212 on, ^H1980 and grew great, ^H1419 and the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of hosts ^H6635 was with him.

¹¹ And Hiram ^H2438 king ^H4428 of Tyre ^H6865 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to David, ^H1732 and cedar ^H730 trees, ^H6086 and carpenters, ^H2796 and masons: ^{H7023 H68} and they built ^H1129 David ^H1732 an house. ^H1004

¹² And David ^H1732 perceived ^H3045 that the LORD ^H3068 had established ^H3559 him king ^H4428 over Israel, ^H3478 and that he had exalted ^H5375 his kingdom ^H4467 for his people ^H5971 Israel's ^H3478 sake.

¹³ And David ^H1732 took ^H3947 him more concubines ^H6370 and wives ^H802 out of Jerusalem, ^H3389 after ^H310 he was come ^H935 from Hebron: ^H2275 and there were yet sons ^H1121 and daughters ^H1323 born ^H3205 to David. ^H1732

¹⁴ And these be the names ^H8034 of those that were born ^H3209 unto him in Jerusalem; ^H3389 Shammua, ^H8051 and Shobab, ^H7727 and Nathan, ^H5416 and Solomon, ^H8010

¹⁵ Ibhar ^H2984 also, and Elishua, ^H474 and Nepheg, ^H5298 and Japhia, ^H3309

¹⁶ And Elishama, ^H476 and Eliada, ^H450 and Eliphalet. ^H467

¹⁷ But when the Philistines ^H6430 heard ^H8085 that they had anointed ^H4886 David ^H1732 king ^H4428 over Israel, ^H3478 all the Philistines ^H6430 came up ^H5927 to seek ^H1245 David; ^H1732 and David ^H1732 heard ^H8085 of it, and went down ^H3381 to the hold. ^H4686

¹⁸ The Philistines ^H6430 also came ^H935 and spread ^H5203 themselves in the valley ^H6010 of Rephaim. ^H7497

¹⁹ And David ^H1732 enquired ^H7592 of the LORD, ^H3068 saying, ^H559 Shall I go up ^H5927 to the Philistines? ^H6430 wilt thou deliver ^H5414 them into mine hand? ^H3027 And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto David, ^H1732 Go up: ^H5927 for I will doubtless ^H5414 deliver ^H5414 the Philistines ^H6430 into thine hand. ^H3027

²⁰ And David ^H1732 came ^H935 to Baalperazim, ^H1188 and David ^H1732 smote ^H5221 them there, and said, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 hath broken forth ^H6555 upon mine enemies ^H341 before ^H6440 me, as the breach ^H6556 of waters. ^H4325 Therefore he called ^H7121 the name ^H8034 of that place ^H4725 Baalperazim. ^H1188

²¹ And there they left ^H5800 their images, ^H6091 and David ^H1732 and his men ^H582 burned ^H5375 them.

²² And the Philistines ^H6430 came up ^H5927 yet again, ^H3254 and spread ^H5203 themselves in the valley ^H6010 of Rephaim. ^H7497

²³ And when David ^H1732 enquired ^H7592 of the LORD, ^H3068 he said, ^H559 Thou shalt not go up; ^H5927 but fetch a compass ^H5437 behind ^H310 them, and come ^H935 upon them over against ^H4136 the mulberry trees. ^H1057

²⁴ And let it be, when thou hearest ^H8085 the sound ^H6963 of a going ^H6807 in the tops ^H7218 of the mulberry trees, ^H1057 that then thou shalt bestir ^H2782 thyself: for then shall the LORD ^H3068 go out ^H3318 before ^H6440 thee, to smite ^H5221 the host ^H4264 of the Philistines. ^H6430

²⁵ And David ^H1732 did so, ^H6213 as the LORD ^H3068 had commanded ^H6680 him; and smote ^H5221 the Philistines ^H6430 from Geba ^H1387 until thou come ^H935 to Gazer. ^H1507

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¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

² In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 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 and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither.

⁷ Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

⁸ And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and `smite' the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.

⁹ And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

¹⁰ And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah, the 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 a house.

¹² And David perceived that Jehovah 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 are the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

¹⁵ and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

¹⁶ and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

¹⁷ And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

¹⁸ Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁹ And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And Jehovah said unto David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into thy hand.

²⁰ And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah hath broken mine enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

²¹ And they left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

²² And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

²³ And when David inquired of Jehovah, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

²⁴ And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is Jehovah gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

²⁵ And David did so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gezer.

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¹ And all the tribes of Israel come unto David, to Hebron, and speak, saying, `Lo, we `are' thy bone and thy flesh;

² also heretofore, in Saul's being king over us, thou hast been he who is bringing out and bringing in Israel, and Jehovah saith to thee, Thou dost feed My people Israel, and thou art for leader over Israel.'

³ And all the elders of Israel come unto the king, to Hebron, and king David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel.

⁴ A son of thirty years `is' David in his being king; forty years he hath reigned;

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 goeth, and his men, to Jerusalem, unto the Jebusite, the inhabitant of the land, and they speak to David, saying, `Thou dost not come in hither, except thou turn aside the blind and the lame;' saying, `David doth not come in hither.'

⁷ And David captureth the fortress of Zion, it `is' the city of David.

⁸ And David saith on that day, `Any one smiting the Jebusite, (let him go up by the watercourse), and the lame and the blind -- the hated of David's soul,' -- because the blind and lame say, `He doth not come into the house.'

⁹ And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward,

¹⁰ and David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' with him.

¹¹ And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,

¹² and David knoweth that Jehovah hath established him for king over Israel, and that He hath lifted up his kingdom, because of His people Israel.

¹³ And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters.

¹⁴ And these `are' the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

¹⁵ and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

¹⁶ and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

¹⁷ And the Philistines hear that they have anointed David for king over Israel, and all the Philistines come up to seek David, and David heareth, and goeth down unto the fortress,

¹⁸ and the Philistines have come, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁹ And David asketh of Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up unto the Philistines? dost Thou give them into my hand?' And Jehovah saith unto David, `Go up, for I certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.'

²⁰ And David cometh in to Baal-Perazim, and David smiteth them there, and saith, `Jehovah hath broken forth `on' mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters;' therefore he hath called the name of that place Baal-Perazim.

²¹ And they forsake there their idols, and David and his men lift them up.

²² And the Philistines add again to come up, and are spread out in the valley of Rephaim,

²³ and David asketh of Jehovah, and He saith, `Thou dost not go up, turn round unto their rear, and thou hast come to them over-against the mulberries,

²⁴ and it cometh to pass, in thy hearing the sound of a stepping in the tops of the mulberries, then thou dost move sharply, for then hath Jehovah gone out before thee to smite in the camp of the Philistines.'

²⁵ And David doth so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smiteth the Philistines from Geba unto thy coming to Gazer.

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¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

² Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

³ And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel.

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.

⁵ In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.

⁷ But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

⁸ And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul ...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

⁹ So David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.

¹⁰ And David became continually greater; and Jehovah the God of hosts was with him.

¹¹ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

¹² And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.

¹³ And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

¹⁴ And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

¹⁵ and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

¹⁶ and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

¹⁷ And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard [of it], and went down to the stronghold.

¹⁸ And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁹ And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? wilt thou give them into my hand? And Jehovah said to David, Go up; for I will certainly give the Philistines into thy hand.

²⁰ And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and he said, Jehovah has broken in upon mine enemies before me, as the breaking forth of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

²¹ And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.

²² And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

²³ And David inquired of Jehovah; and he said, Thou shalt not go up; turn round behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.

²⁴ And it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then will Jehovah have gone forth before thee, to smite the army of the Philistines.

²⁵ And David did so, as Jehovah had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou comest to Gezer.

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¹ Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, saying, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

² In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.

³ So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh: and they anointed David king over Israel.

⁴ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

⁵ In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

⁶ The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here; thinking, David can't come in here.

⁷ Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

⁸ David said on that day, Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [strike] the lame and the blind, who are hated of David's soul. Therefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he can't come into the house.

⁹ David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built round about from Millo and inward.

¹⁰ David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh, the God of hosts, was with him.

¹¹ Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

¹² David perceived that Yahweh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

¹³ 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 These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

¹⁵ and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

¹⁶ and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.

¹⁷ When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

¹⁸ Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁹ David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.

²⁰ David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

²¹ They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.

²² The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

²³ When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, You shall not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.

²⁴ It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall bestir yourself; for then is Yahweh gone out before you to strike the host of the Philistines.

²⁵ David did so, as Yahweh commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

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¹ Then all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said, Truly, we are your bone and your flesh.

² In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

³ So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord: and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel.

⁴ David was thirty years old when he became king, and he was king for forty years,

⁵ Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.

⁶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the people of the land: and they said to David, You will not come in here, but the blind and the feeble-footed will keep you out; for they said, David will not be able to come in here.

⁷ But David took the strong place of Zion, which is the town of David.

⁸ And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

⁹ So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.

¹⁰ And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

¹¹ And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.

¹² And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

¹³ And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

¹⁴ These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon

¹⁵ And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia

¹⁶ And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.

¹⁷ And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.

¹⁸ And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

¹⁹ And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.

²⁰ And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim.

²¹ And the Philistines, when they went in flight, did not take their images with them, and David and his men took them away.

²² And the Philistines came up again, and went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

²³ And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

²⁴ Then at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go forward quickly, for the Lord has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

²⁵ And David did as the Lord had said; and he overcame the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon to near Gezer.