Huramחוּרָםkingמֶלֶךְof TyreצֹרsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִידand cedarוַ אֲרָזִיםtrees,עֲצֵיand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin wallקִירand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin wood,עֵצִיםto buildלִבְנוֹתhimלוֹa house.בָּיִת
And Davidוַ דָּוִידknewיֵּדַעthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhad established himהֱכִינוֹas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלforכִּיhis kingdomמַלְכוּתוֹhad been highly exaltedנִשֵּׂאת לְמַעְלָהfor the sake ofבַּעֲבוּרhis peopleעַמּוֹIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Davidדָּוִידtookוַיִּקַּחmoreעוֹדwivesנָשִׁיםin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםand Davidוַ דָּוִידfatheredיּוֹלֶדmoreעוֹדsonsבָּנִיםand daughters.וּבָנוֹת
These areוְאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof those bornהַיְלוּדִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרhe hadהָיוּ לוֹin Jerusalem:בִּירוּשָׁלִָםShammua,שַׁמּוּעַand Shobab,וְשׁוֹבָבNathan,נָתָןand Solomon,וּשְׁלֹמֹה
and Ibhar,וְיִבְחָרand Elishua,וֶאֱלִישׁוּעַand Elpelet,וְאֶלְפָּלֶט
and Nogah,וְנֹגַהּand Nepheg,וְנֶפֶגand Japhia,וְיָפִיעַ
and Elishama,וֶאֱלִישָׁמָעand Beeliada,וּבְעֶלְיָדָעand Eliphelet.וֶאֱלִיפָלֶט
The PhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםheardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּthatכִּיDavidדָּוִידhad been anointedנִמְשַׁחas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלallכָּלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand allוַ כָלthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwent upיַּעֲלוּto seekלְבַקֵּשׁDavid;דָּוִידand Davidוַ דָּוִידheard of itיִּשְׁמַעand went outוַיֵּצֵאbefore them.לִפְנֵיהֶם
The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיםhad comeבָּאוּand made a raidוַיִּפְשְׁטוּin the Valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Rephaim.רְפָאִים
Davidדָּוִידinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof Elohim,בֵּאלֹהִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shall I go upהַאֶעֱלֶהagainstעַלthe Philistines?פְּלִשְׁתִּיםWill you give themוּנְתַתָּםinto my hand?”בְּיָדִיYHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Go up,עֲלֵהand I will give themוּנְתַתִּיםinto your hand.”בְּיָדֶךָ
They went upוַיַּעֲלוּto Baal-perazim,בְּבַעַל פְּרָצִיםand Davidוַ דָּוִידstruck themיַּכֵּםthere;שָׁםand Davidוַ דָּוִידsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhas made a breachפָּרַץin my enemiesאֶת אוֹיְבַיby my hand,בְּיָדִיlike a breachכְּפֶרֶץof waters.”מָיִםThereforeעַל כֵּןthey calledקָרְאוּthe nameשֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםBaal-perazim.בַּעַל פְּרָצִים
They abandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּthereשָׁםtheir gods,אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand Davidוַ דָּוִידgave the order,יֹּאמֶרand they were burnedוַיִּשָּׂרְפוּwith fire.בָּאֵשׁ
Once moreוַיֹּסִיפוּ עוֹדthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםmade a raidוַיִּפְשְׁטוּin the valley.בָּעֵמֶק
Davidדָּוִידinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלagainעוֹדof Elohim,בֵּאלֹהִיםand Elohimוַ הָאֱלֹהִיםsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“You shall notלֹאgo upתַעֲלֶהafter them;אַחֲרֵיהֶםcircle aroundהָסֵבaway from themמֵעֲלֵיהֶםand comeוּבָאתָat themלָהֶםoppositeמִמּוּלthe balsam trees.הַבְּכָאִים
And it will be,וִיהִיwhen you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲךָthe soundקוֹלof marchingהַצְּעָדָהin the topsבְּרָאשֵׁיof the balsam trees,הַבְּכָאִיםthenאָזyou shall go outתֵּצֵאto war,בַמִּלְחָמָהforכִּיElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwill have gone outיָצָאbefore youלְפָנֶיךָto strikeלְהַכּוֹתthe campמַחֲנֵהof the Philistines.”פְלִשְׁתִּים
DavidדָּוִידdidוַיַּעַשׂasכַּאֲשֶׁרElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhad commanded him,צִוָּהוּand they struckוַיַּכּוּthe campמַחֲנֵהof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfrom Gibeonמִגִּבְעוֹןas far asוְעַדGezer.גָּזְרָה
The nameשֵׁםof Davidדָּוִידwent outוַיֵּצֵאinto allבְּכָלthe lands,הָאֲרָצוֹתand YHWHוַיהוָהputנָתַןthe dread of himפַּחְדּוֹonעַלallכָּלthe nations.הַגּוֹיִם