Chapter 5

With general consent David is anointed king of all Israel. ℣.7 He taketh the tower of Sion in Jerusalem, destroying the Jebuseites. ℣.9 Buildeth there a new house: ℣.13 marrieth more wives, and hath more children. ℣.17 The Philisthiims rising against him are overthrown, ℣.22 also the second time.

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   And all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron, saying: Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh.

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   Yea and yesterday also & the day before when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that didst lead us forth & bring back Israel: & our Lord said to thee: Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be Prince over Israel.

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   The ancients also of Israel came to the king into Hebron, & king David made a league with them in Hebron before our Lord: and they anointed David to be king over Israel.

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   Thirty years old was David when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

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   In Hebron he reigned over Juda seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned three and thirty years over all Israel & Juda

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   And the king went, & all the men that were with him, into Jerusalem, to the Jebusite the in habiter of the land, & they said to David: Thou shalt not come in hither, unless thou take away the blind & the lame, saying: David shall not come in hither.

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   But David took the tower of Sion, this is the city of David.

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   For David had proposed in that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusite, and touch the gutters of the house tops, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not enter into the temple.

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   And David dwelt in the tower, and called it, The city of David: & built round about from Mello and inwards.

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    And he went prospering and growing up, and our Lord the God of hosts was with him.

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    Hiram also the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.

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    And David knew that our Lord had confirmed him king over Israel, and that he exalted his Kingdom over his people Israel.

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    David therefore took yet concubines and wives of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were born to David other sons also and daughters:

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    And these be the names of them, that were born to him in Jerusalem, Samua, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Salomon,

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    and Jebahar and Elisua, and Nepheg,

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    and Japhia, and Elisama, and Elioda, and Eliphaleth.

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    The Philistiims therefore heard that they had anointed David to be king over Israel: and they went up all to seek David: which when David had heard, he went down into a hold.

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    And the Philistiims coming were spread in the Vale Raphaim.

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    And David consulted our Lord, saying: Shall I go up to the Philistiims? And wilt thou give them into my hand? And our Lord said to David: Go up, because delivering I will give the Philistiims in thy hand.

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    David therefore came into Baal Pharasim: and struck them there, and said: Our Lord hath divided mine enemies before me, as waters are divided, therefore the name of the place was called Baal Pharasim.

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    And they left there their graven gods: which David, and his men took.

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    And the Philistians added yet to go up, and spread themselves in the Vale Raphaim.

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    And David consulted our Lord: Shall I go up against the Philistiims, and wilt thou deliver them into my hands? Who answered: Go not up against them, but fetch a compass behind their back, & thou shalt come to them over against the pear trees.

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    And when thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the top of the pear-trees, then shalt thou enter battle: because then will our Lord go forth before thy face, to strike the camp of the Philistiims.

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    David therefore did as our Lord had commanded him, and he struck the Philistiims from Gabaa, until thou come to Gezer.