1 Chronicles 14 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

David Takes More Wives

1 Then Hiram ^H2438 king ^H4428 of Tyre ^H6865 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to David ^H1732 with cedar ^H730 trees ^H6086 and craftsmen ^H2796 of walls ^H7023 and craftsmen ^H2796 of wood ^H6086, to build ^H1129 a house ^H1004 for him.

2 Thus David ^H1732 knew ^H3045 that Yahweh ^H3068 had established ^H3559 him as king ^H4428 over ^H5921 Israel ^H3478, and that his kingdom ^H4438 was lifted ^H4605 up ^H5375, for the sake ^H5668 of His people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478.

3 Then David ^H1732 took ^H3947 more ^H5750 wives ^H802 at Jerusalem ^H3389, and David ^H1732 [fn]became ^H3205 the father ^H3205 of more ^H5750 sons ^H1121 and daughters ^H1323. 4 These ^H428 are the names ^H8034 of the children ^H3205 [fn]born ^H3205 to him in Jerusalem ^H3389:

Shammua ^H8051, Shobab ^H7727, Nathan ^H5416, Solomon ^H8010,

5 Ibhar ^H2984, Elishua ^H474, Elpelet ^H467,

6 Nogah ^H5052, Nepheg ^H5298, Japhia ^H3309,

7 Elishama ^H476, Beeliada ^H1182, and Eliphelet ^H467.

David Strikes Down the Philistines

8 Then the Philistines ^H6430 heard ^H8085 that David ^H1732 had been anointed ^H4886 king ^H4428 over ^H5921 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, so all ^H3605 the Philistines ^H6430 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to seek ^H1245 out ^H1245 David ^H1732. And David ^H1732 heard ^H8085 of it and went ^H3318 out ^H3318 against ^H6440 them.

9 Now the Philistines ^H6430 had come ^H935 and made ^H6584 a ^H6584 raid ^H6584 in the valley ^H6010 of Rephaim ^H7497. 10 Then David ^H1732 asked ^H7592 of God ^H430, saying ^H559, “Shall I go ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H5921 the Philistines ^H6430? And will You give ^H5414 them into my hand ^H3027?” And Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to him, “Go ^H5927 up ^H5927, for I will give ^H5414 them into your hand ^H3027.” 11 So they came ^H5927 up ^H5927 to [fn]Baal-perazim ^H1188, and there ^H8033 David ^H1732 struck ^H5221 them down ^H5221; and David ^H1732 said ^H559, “God ^H430 has broken ^H6555 through ^H6555 my enemies ^H340 by my hand ^H3027, like the breakthrough ^H6556 of waters ^H4325.” Therefore ^H5921 H3651 they named ^H7121 H8034 that place ^H4725 [fn]Baal-perazim ^H1188. 12 And they forsook ^H5800 their gods ^H430 there ^H8033; so David ^H1732 said ^H559 the word, and they were burned ^H8313 with fire ^H784.

13 Then the Philistines ^H6430 yet ^H5750 again ^H3254 made ^H6584 a raid ^H6584 in the valley ^H6010. 14 So David ^H1732 again ^H5750 asked ^H7592 of God ^H430, and God ^H430 said ^H559 to him, “You shall not go ^H5927 directly up ^H5927 after ^H310 them; circle ^H5437 around ^H5437 from [fn]behind ^H4480 H5921 them and come ^H935 at them in front ^H4136 of the [fn]balsam ^H1057 trees ^H1057. 15 And it will be that when you hear ^H8085 the sound ^H6963 of marching ^H6807 in the tops ^H7218 of the [fn]balsam ^H1057 trees ^H1057, then ^H227 you shall go ^H3318 out ^H3318 to battle ^H4421, for God ^H430 will have gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 before ^H6440 you to strike ^H5221 the camp ^H4264 of the Philistines ^H6430.” 16 Then David ^H1732 did ^H6213 just ^H834 as God ^H430 had commanded ^H6680 him, and they struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 the camp ^H4264 of the Philistines ^H6430 from [fn]Gibeon ^H1391 even as far ^H5704 as Gezer ^H1507. 17 Then the name ^H8034 of David ^H1732 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 into all ^H3605 the lands ^H776; and Yahweh ^H3068 brought ^H5414 the dread ^H6343 of him on all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471.