2 Samuel 5
Good News Translation
David Becomes King of Israel and Judah(A)
5 Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and said to him, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, even when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle, and the Lord promised you that you would lead his people and be their ruler.” 3 So all the leaders of Israel came to King David at Hebron. He made a sacred alliance with them, they anointed him, and he became king of Israel. 4 (B)David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. 5 He ruled in Hebron over Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
6 (C)The time came when King David and his men set out to attack Jerusalem. The Jebusites, who lived there, thought that David would not be able to conquer the city, and so they said to him, “You will never get in here; even the blind and the crippled could keep you out.” (7 But David did capture their fortress of Zion, and it became known as “David's City.”)
8 That day David said to his men, “Does anybody here hate the Jebusites as much as I do? Enough to kill them? Then go up through the water tunnel and attack those poor blind cripples.” (That is why it is said, “The blind and the crippled cannot enter the Lord's house.”)[a]
9 After capturing the fortress, David lived in it and named it “David's City.” He built the city around it, starting at the place where land was filled in on the east side of the hill. 10 He grew stronger all the time, because the Lord God Almighty was with him.
11 King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with carpenters and stone masons to build a palace. 12 And so David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.
13 After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David took more concubines and wives, and had more sons and daughters. 14 The following children were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
Victory over the Philistines(D)
17 The Philistines were told that David had been made king of Israel, so their army set out to capture him. When David heard of it, he went down to a fortified place. 18 The Philistines arrived at Rephaim Valley and occupied it. 19 David asked the Lord, “Shall I attack the Philistines? Will you give me the victory?”
“Yes, attack!” the Lord answered. “I will give you the victory!”
20 So David went to Baal Perazim and there he defeated the Philistines. He said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies like a flood.” And so that place is called Baal Perazim.[b] 21 When the Philistines fled, they left their idols behind, and David and his men carried them away.
22 Then the Philistines went back to Rephaim Valley and occupied it again. 23 Once more David consulted the Lord, who answered, “Don't attack them from here, but go around and get ready to attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees. 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the treetops, then attack because I will be marching ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.” 25 David did what the Lord had commanded, and was able to drive the Philistines back from Geba all the way to Gezer.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:8 Verse 8 in Hebrew is unclear.
- 2 Samuel 5:20 This name in Hebrew means “Lord of the Breakthrough.”
2 Samuel 5
Ang Biblia (1978)
Si David ay hari sa Israel at Juda.
5 Nang magkagayo'y (A)naparoon ang lahat ng mga lipi ng Israel kay David sa Hebron, at nagsipagsalita, na nagsisipagsabi, Narito, (B)kami ay iyong buto at iyong laman.
2 Sa panahong nakaraan nang si Saul ay hari sa amin, ikaw (C)ang naglalabas at nagpapasok sa Israel: at sinabi ng Panginoon sa iyo: (D)Ikaw ay magiging pastor ng aking bayang Israel: at ikaw ay magiging prinsipe sa Israel.
3 Sa gayo'y (E)nagsiparoon ang lahat ng mga matanda sa Israel sa hari sa (F)Hebron: (G)at ang haring si David ay nakipagtipan sa kanila sa Hebron (H)sa harap ng Panginoon: at kanilang pinahiran ng langis si David na maging hari sa Israel.
4 Si David ay may tatlong pung taon nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari, at siya'y nagharing apat na pung taon.
5 Sa Hebron ay naghari siya sa Juda na (I)pitong taon at anim na buwan: at sa Jerusalem ay naghari siya na tatlong pu at tatlong taon sa buong Israel at Juda.
Ang Sion ay kinuha.
6 At ang hari at ang kaniyang mga lalake ay nagsiparoon sa (J)Jerusalem laban sa mga (K)Jebuseo na nagsisitahan sa lupain, na nangagsalita kay David, na nangagsasabi, Maliban na iyong alisin ang bulag at ang pilay, hindi ka papasok dito: na iniisip, na si David ay hindi makapapasok doon.
7 Gayon ma'y sinakop ni David ang katibayan sa Sion; (L)na siyang bayan ni David.
8 At sinabi ni David nang araw na yaon, Sino mang sumakit (M)sa mga Jebuseo, ay pumaroon siya sa inaagusan ng tubig, at saktan ang pilay at ang bulag, na kinapopootan ng kaluluwa ni David. Kaya't kanilang sinasabi, Mayroong bulag at pilay; hindi siya makapapasok sa bahay.
9 At tumahan si David sa katibayan at tinawag na bayan ni David. At itinayo ni David ang kuta sa palibot mula sa (N)Millo, at sa loob.
10 At si David ay dumakila ng dumakila; sapagka't ang Panginoon na Dios ng mga hukbo, ay sumasa kaniya.
11 (O)At si (P)Hiram na hari sa Tiro ay nagpadala kay David ng mga sugo, at ng mga puno ng sedro, at mga anluwagi, at mangdadaras sa bato; at kanilang ipinagtayo si David ng isang bahay.
12 At nahalata ni David, na itinalaga siya ng Panginoon na maging hari sa Israel, at kaniyang itinaas ang kaniyang kaharian dahil sa kaniyang bayang Israel.
13 At (Q)kumuha (R)pa si David ng mga babae at mga asawa sa Jerusalem, panggagaling niya sa Hebron: at may mga ipinanganak pa na lalake at babae kay David.
14 At ito ang mga pangalan niyaong mga ipinanganak sa kaniya sa Jerusalem; si Sammua, at si Sobab, at si Nathan, at si Salomon,
15 At si Ibhar, at si Elisua; at si Nephegh at si Japhia;
16 At si Elisama, at si Eliada, at si Eliphelet.
Nanagumpay laban sa Filisteo.
17 At nang mabalitaan ng mga Filisteo na kanilang inihalal si David na hari sa Israel, ang lahat ng Filisteo ay nagsiahon upang usigin si David; at nabalitaan ni David, at (S)lumusong sa katibayan.
18 Ang mga Filisteo nga ay nagsidating at nagsikalat sa (T)libis ng Rephaim.
19 (U)At nagusisa si David sa Panginoon, na nagsasabi, Aahon ba ako laban sa mga Filisteo? ibibigay mo ba sila sa aking kamay? At sinabi ng Panginoon kay David, Umahon ka: sapagka't tunay na aking ibibigay ang mga Filisteo sa iyong kamay.
20 At naparoon si David sa Baal-perasim at sila'y sinaktan doon ni David; at kaniyang sinabi, Pinanambulat ng Panginoon ang aking mga kaaway sa harap ko, na gaya ng pilansik ng tubig. Kaya't kaniyang tinawag ang pangalan ng dakong yaon na (V)Baal-perasim.
21 At kanilang iniwan doon ang kanilang mga larawan, at mga (W)inalis ni David at ng kaniyang mga lalake.
22 At nagsiahon pa uli ang mga Filisteo, at nagsikalat sa libis ng Rephaim.
23 At nang isangguni ni David sa Panginoon, kaniyang sinabi, Huwag kang aahon: liligid ka sa likuran nila, at ikaw ay sasagupa sa kanila sa mga puno ng morales.
24 At mangyayari, pagka iyong (X)narinig ang hugong ng lakad sa mga dulo ng mga puno ng morales, na ikaw nga ay magmamadali: sapagka't (Y)lumabas na ang Panginoon sa harap mo upang saktan ang hukbo ng mga Filisteo.
25 At ginawang gayon ni David; gaya ng iniutos ng Panginoon sa kaniya; at sinaktan niya ang mga Filisteo mula sa (Z)Geba hanggang sa dumating sa (AA)Gezer.
2 Samuel 5
New King James Version
David Reigns over All Israel(A)
5 Then all the tribes of Israel (B)came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed (C)we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, (D)you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord said to you, (E)‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ” 3 (F)Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, (G)and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron (H)before the Lord. And they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was (I)thirty years old when he began to reign, and (J)he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah (K)seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
The Conquest of Jerusalem(L)
6 (M)And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against (N)the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.” 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (O)(that is, the City of David).
8 Now David said on that day, “Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), (P)he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”
9 Then David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it (Q)the City of David. And David built all around from [a]the Millo and inward. 10 So David went on and became great, and (R)the Lord God of hosts was with (S)him.
11 Then (T)Hiram (U)king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters and masons. And they built David a house. 12 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had (V)exalted His kingdom (W)for the sake of His people Israel.
13 And (X)David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron. Also more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 Now (Y)these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: [b]Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, (Z)Solomon, 15 Ibhar, [c]Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
The Philistines Defeated(AA)
17 (AB)Now when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it (AC)and went down to the stronghold. 18 The Philistines also went and deployed themselves in (AD)the Valley of Rephaim. 19 So David (AE)inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?”
And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
20 So David went to (AF)Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there; and he said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water.” Therefore he called the name of that place [d]Baal Perazim. 21 And they left their [e]images there, and David and his men (AG)carried them away.
22 (AH)Then the Philistines went up once again and deployed themselves in the Valley of Rephaim. 23 Therefore (AI)David inquired of the Lord, and He said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees. 24 And it shall be, when you (AJ)hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then (AK)the Lord will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” 25 And David did so, as the Lord commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from (AL)Geba[f] as far as (AM)Gezer.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 5:9 Lit. The Landfill
- 2 Samuel 5:14 Shimea, 1 Chr. 3:5
- 2 Samuel 5:15 Elishama, 1 Chr. 3:6
- 2 Samuel 5:20 Lit. Master of Breakthroughs
- 2 Samuel 5:21 idols
- 2 Samuel 5:25 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX Gibeon
2 Samuel 5
21st Century King James Version
5 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron and spoke, 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 at 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 against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying, “Unless 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 getteth up through the gutter and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, who are hated in David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”
9 So David dwelt in the fortress, and called it the City of David. And David built round about from the 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 a 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 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 who were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
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 stronghold.
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 surely 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 [that is, The plain of breaches].
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 pass around behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of moving 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 as far as Gezer.
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