撒母耳记下 5
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
大卫统治全以色列
5 以色列各支派都来希伯仑见大卫，对他说：“我们是你的骨肉同胞。 2 从前扫罗做王的时候，率领以色列人出征打仗的是你，耶和华也曾应许让你做祂以色列子民的牧者和首领。” 3 以色列的长老都到希伯仑见大卫王，大卫与他们在耶和华面前立约，他们膏立大卫做以色列的王。 4 大卫三十岁登基，执政共四十年。 5 他在希伯仑统治犹大七年半，在耶路撒冷统治以色列和犹大三十三年。
6 大卫率领军队来到耶路撒冷，要攻打那里的耶布斯人。耶布斯人对大卫说：“你攻不进来，就连我们这里的瞎子、瘸子都可以把你赶走。”他们以为大卫攻不进去。 7 结果大卫的军队攻取了锡安的堡垒，即后来的大卫城。 8 那天，大卫下令军队从地下水道爬进城去，攻打那些“瞎子、瘸子”，他憎恶这些耶布斯人。后来便有一句俗语：“瞎子、瘸子不得进殿！” 9 大卫住在锡安的堡垒里，并称之为大卫城，他又从米罗兴建环城围墙。 10 大卫日渐强盛，因为万军之上帝耶和华与他同在。
11 泰尔王希兰差遣使者带着香柏木、木匠和石匠去为大卫建造宫殿。 12 那时，大卫知道耶和华已立他做以色列王，并因祂以色列子民的缘故而使他国家兴旺。
13 大卫从希伯仑迁到耶路撒冷以后，又选立妃嫔，生了更多的儿女。 14 以下是他在耶路撒冷生的儿子：沙姆亚、朔罢、拿单、所罗门、 15 益辖、以利书亚、尼斐、雅非亚、 16 以利沙玛、以利雅大和以利法列。
大卫战胜非利士人
17 非利士人听说大卫已被膏立为以色列王，就全军出动，要搜寻大卫。大卫得到消息便退到坚城里。 18 非利士人大军压境，散布在利乏音谷。 19 大卫求问耶和华：“我可以去迎战非利士人吗？你会把他们交在我手里吗？”耶和华说：“去吧，我必把他们交在你手里。” 20 大卫前往巴力·毗拉心，在那里打败了敌人。他说：“耶和华像洪水决堤一样为我冲垮了仇敌。”于是他称那地方为巴力·毗拉心[a]。 21 大卫和他的军队带走了非利士人所丢弃的神像。
22 后来非利士人又卷土重来，散布在利乏音谷。 23 大卫又求问耶和华，耶和华说：“你不要正面出击，要绕到他们后面，从桑林对面攻打他们。 24 当你听见桑树梢上响起脚步声时，就要快速进攻，因为那表示耶和华已在你前头去攻击非利士的军队了。” 25 大卫遵命而行，打败非利士人，由迦巴一直杀到基色。
Footnotes
- 5:20 “巴力·毗拉心”意思是“冲垮之主”。
2 Samuel 5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
David, King of Israel
5 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron(A) and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.[a](B) 2 Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back.(C) The Lord also said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over Israel.’”
3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them(D) at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was 30 years old when he began his reign;(E) he reigned 40 years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned 33 years over all Israel and Judah.
6 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites(F) who inhabited the land. The Jebusites had said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you”; thinking, “David can’t get in here.”
7 Yet David did capture the stronghold of Zion, that is, the city of David.(G) 8 He said that day, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must go through the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind who are despised by David.”[b] For this reason it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the house.”[c]
9 David took up residence in the stronghold, which he named the city of David. He built it up all the way around from the supporting terraces inward. 10 David became more and more powerful,(H) and the Lord God of Hosts was with him.(I) 11 King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons,(J) and they built a palace for David. 12 Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
13 After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. 14 These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan,(K) Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.(L)
17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel,(M) they all went in search of David, but he heard about it and went down to the stronghold.(N) 18 So the Philistines came and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
19 Then David inquired of the Lord:(O) “Should I go to war against the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
The Lord replied to David, “Go, for I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you.”
20 So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated them there and said, “Like a bursting flood, the Lord has burst out against my enemies before me.”(P) Therefore, he named that place the Lord Bursts Out.[d] 21 The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.
22 The Philistines came up again and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. 23 So David inquired of the Lord, and He answered, “Do not make a frontal assault. Circle around behind them and attack them opposite the balsam trees. 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, act decisively, for then the Lord will have marched out ahead of you to attack the camp of the Philistines.”(Q) 25 So David did exactly as the Lord commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:1 Lit your bone and flesh
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Alt Hb tradition, LXX, Tg, Syr read who despise David
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Or temple, or palace
- 2 Samuel 5:20 Or Baal-perazim; 2Sm 6:8; 1Ch 13:11
2 Samuel 5
Common English Bible
David becomes king of Israel and Judah
5 All the Israelite tribes came to David at Hebron and said, “Listen: We are your very own flesh and bone. 2 In the past, when Saul ruled over us, you were the one who led Israel out to war and back. What’s more, the Lord told you, You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be Israel’s leader.
3 So all the Israelite elders came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel.
4 David was 30 years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. 5 He ruled over Judah for seven and a half years in Hebron. He ruled thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is captured
6 The king and his troops marched on Jerusalem against the Jebusites, who inhabited the territory. The Jebusites said to David, “You’ll never get us in here! Even the blind and the lame will beat you back!” “David will never enter here,” they said to each other.[a] 7 But David did capture the fortress of Zion—which became David’s City. 8 “On that day,” David said, “whoever attacks the Jebusites should strike the windpipe because David hates the lame and the blind.”[b] That is why people say, “The blind and the lame will not enter the temple.”[c] 9 David occupied the fortress, so it was renamed David’s City. David built a city around it from the earthen terraces[d] inward.[e] 10 David grew increasingly powerful, and the Lord of heavenly forces was with him.
11 Tyre’s King Hiram sent messengers to David with cedar logs, bricklayers, and carpenters to build David a palace. 12 Then David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingship was held in great honor for the sake of his people Israel. 13 After he left Hebron, David married more secondary wives in Jerusalem and fathered more sons and daughters. 14 The names of his children in Jerusalem were as follows: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
David defeats the Philistines
17 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all marched up to find him, but David heard of it and went down to the fortress. 18 The Philistines arrived and spread out over the Rephaim Valley. 19 David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
“Attack them,” the Lord replied, “because I will definitely hand the Philistines over to you.”
20 So David arrived at Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. He said, “The Lord has burst out against my enemies, the way water bursts out!” That is why that place is called Baal-perazim.[f] 21 The Philistines left their divine images behind, and David and his men carried them off.
22 Once again the Philistines came up and spread out across the Rephaim Valley. 23 When David asked the Lord, God replied, “Don’t attack them directly. Circle around behind them and come at them from in front of the balsam trees. 24 As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, then attack, for God has attacked in front of you to defeat the Philistine army.” 25 David followed God’s orders exactly, and they defeated the Philistine army from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:6 Or they thought; Heb lacks to each other.
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Or take the water shaft against the lame and the blind who hate David; Heb uncertain
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Or palace
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Heb Millo
- 2 Samuel 5:9 DSS (4QSama); MT lacks city.
- 2 Samuel 5:20 Baal-perazim means the lord (Heb baal) of breaking out; see note at 2 Sam 6:8.
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