Allוַ כָּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלcameיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Hebronחֶבְרוֹנָהand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Look at us:הִנְנוּweאֲנָחְנוּareyour boneעַצְמְךָand your flesh.וּבְשָׂרְךָ
For some time now,גַּם אֶתְמוֹל גַּם שִׁלְשׁוֹםwhen Saulבִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּלwas kingמֶלֶךְover us,עָלֵינוּyouאַתָּהwereהָיִיתָthe one who led outהַמּוֹצִיאand brought inוְהַמֵּבִיאIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלand YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto you,לְךָ‘Youאַתָּהwill shepherdתִרְעֶהmy peopleעַמִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand youוְאַתָּהwill beתִּהְיֶהleaderלְנָגִידoverעַלIsrael.’”יִשְׂרָאֵל
So allוַ כָּלthe eldersזִקְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלcameיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְat Hebron,חֶבְרוֹנָהand Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְDavidדָּוִדmadeיִּכְרֹתa covenantבְּרִיתwith themלָהֶםat HebronבְּחֶבְרוֹןbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהand they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּDavidדָּוִדas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Davidדָּוִדwasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםyearsשָׁנָהoldבֶּןwhen he began to reign;בְּמָלְכוֹfortyאַרְבָּעִיםyearsשָׁנָהhe reigned.מָלָךְ
In Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹןhe reignedמָלַךְoverעַלJudahיְהוּדָהsevenשֶׁבַעyearsשָׁנִיםand sixוְשִׁשָּׁהmonths,חֳדָשִׁיםand in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַםhe reignedמָלַךְthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםand threeוְשָׁלֹשׁyearsשָׁנָהoverעַלallכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלand Judah.וִיהוּדָה
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםagainstאֶלthe Jebusite,הַיְבֻסִיwho lived inיוֹשֵׁבthe land;הָאָרֶץand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto David,לְדָוִד“You will notלֹאcome inתָבוֹאhere,הֵנָּהbutכִּי אִםthe blindהַעִוְרִיםand the lameוְהַפִּסְחִיםwill turn you away,”הֱסִירְךָas if to say,לֵאמֹר“Davidדָוִדwill notלֹאcome inיָבוֹאhere.”הֵנָּה
But Davidוַ דָּוִדcapturedיִּלְכֹּדthe strongholdמְצֻדַתof Zion;צִיּוֹןthatהִיאis the cityעִירof David.דָּוִד
Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹם“Whoeverכָּלstrikesמַכֵּהthe Jebusite,יְבֻסִיlet him reachוְיִגַּעthrough the channelבַּצִּנּוֹרthe lameוְ הַפִּסְחִיםand the blind,וְ הַעִוְרִיםhatedשְׂנֻאֵיby the soulנֶפֶשׁof David.”דָּוִדThereforeעַל כֵּןthey say,יֹאמְרוּ“The blindעִוֵּרand the lameוּפִסֵּחַshall notלֹאcomeיָבוֹאintoאֶלthe house.”הַבָּיִת
Davidדָּוִדlivedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the strongholdבַּמְּצֻדָהand calledוַיִּקְרָאitלָהּthe cityעִירof David;דָּוִדand Davidוַ דָּוִדbuiltיִּבֶןall aroundסָבִיבfromמִןthe Milloהַמִּלּוֹאinward.וָבָיְתָה
Davidדָּוִדkept growingוַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְgreater,וְגָדוֹלand YHWH,וַיהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwaswith him.עִמּוֹ
Hiramחִירָםkingמֶלֶךְof TyreצֹרsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִדand cedarוַ אֲרָזִיםtrees,עֲצֵיand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin woodעֵץand craftsmenוְחָרָשֵׁיin wallקִירstone,אֶבֶןand they builtוַיִּבְנוּa houseבַיִתfor David.לְדָוִד
DavidדָּוִדknewוַיֵּדַעthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhad established himהֱכִינוֹas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand thatוְכִיhe had exaltedנִשֵּׂאhis kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹfor the sake ofבַּעֲבוּרhis peopleעַמּוֹIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Davidדָּוִדtookוַיִּקַּחmoreעוֹדconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁיםand wivesוְנָשִׁיםfrom Jerusalem,מִירוּשָׁלִַםafterאַחֲרֵיhe cameבֹּאוֹfrom Hebron;מֵחֶבְרוֹןand moreעוֹדsonsבָּנִיםand daughtersוּבָנוֹתwere bornוַיִּוָּלְדּוּto David.לְדָוִד
Theseוְאֵלֶּהarethe namesשְׁמוֹתof those bornהַיִּלֹּדִיםto himלוֹin Jerusalem:בִּירוּשָׁלִָםShammua,שַׁמּוּעַShobab,וְשׁוֹבָבNathan,וְנָתָןand Solomon,וּשְׁלֹמֹה
Ibhar,וְיִבְחָרElishua,וֶאֱלִישׁוּעַNepheg,וְנֶפֶגand Japhia,וְיָפִיעַ
Elishama,וֶאֱלִישָׁמָעEliada,וְאֶלְיָדָעand Eliphelet.וֶאֱלִיפָלֶט
When the Philistinesוַ פְלִשְׁתִּיםheardיִּשְׁמְעוּthatכִּיthey had anointedמָשְׁחוּDavidדָּוִדas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלallכָלthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwent upוַיַּעֲלוּto seekלְבַקֵּשׁDavid;דָּוִדand Davidוַ דָּוִדheard of itיִּשְׁמַעand went downוַיֵּרֶדtoאֶלthe stronghold.הַמְּצוּדָה
Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיםhad comeבָּאוּand spread outוַיִּנָּטְשׁוּin the Valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Rephaim.רְפָאִים
Davidדָּוִדinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWH,בַּיהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shall I go upהַאֶעֱלֶהagainstאֶלthe Philistines?פְּלִשְׁתִּיםWill you give themהֲתִתְּנֵםinto my hand?”בְּיָדִיYHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Go up,עֲלֵהforכִּיI will certainly giveנָתֹן אֶתֵּןthe Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםinto your hand.”בְּיָדֶךָ
Davidדָוִדcameוַיָּבֹאto Baal-perazim,בְּבַעַל פְּרָצִיםand Davidדָּוִדstruck themוַיַּכֵּםthere;שָׁםand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“YHWHיְהוָהhas made a breachפָּרַץin my enemiesאֹיְבַיbefore me,לְפָנַיlike a breachכְּפֶרֶץof waters.”מָיִםThereforeעַל כֵּןhe calledקָרָאthe nameשֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםBaal-perazim.בַּעַל פְּרָצִים
They abandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּtheir idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶםthere,שָׁםand Davidדָּוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוcarried them away.וַיִּשָּׂאֵם
The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםcame upלַעֲלוֹתyetעוֹדagainוַיֹּסִפוּand spread outוַיִּנָּטְשׁוּin the Valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Rephaim.רְפָאִים
Davidדָּוִדinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWH,בַּיהוָהand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“You shall notלֹאgo up;תַעֲלֶהcircle aroundהָסֵבbehind themאֶל אַחֲרֵיהֶםand comeוּבָאתָat themלָהֶםoppositeמִמּוּלthe balsam trees.בְּכָאִים
And whenוִיהִי כְּyou hearשָׁמְעֲךָthe soundקוֹלof marchingצְעָדָהin the topsבְּרָאשֵׁיof the balsam trees,הַבְּכָאִיםthenאָזact decisively,תֶּחֱרָץforכִּיthenאָזYHWHיְהוָהwill have gone outיָצָאbefore youלְפָנֶיךָto strikeלְהַכּוֹתthe campבְּמַחֲנֵהof the Philistines.”פְלִשְׁתִּים
Davidדָּוִדdidוַיַּעַשׂso,כֵּןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded him,צִוָּהוּand he struckוַיַּךְthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםfrom Gebaמִגֶּבַעas far asעַד בֹּאֲךָGezer.גָזֶר