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Chapter 5
David Anointed King of All Israel
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Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said,… “Here we [are], your own flesh and blood.
𐤊𐤋 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤍𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤊 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤊
כָּל־ שִׁבְטֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אֶל־ דָּוִ֖ד חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנְנ֛וּ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ עַצְמְךָ֥ kāl- šiḇ·ṭê yiś·rā·’êl way·yā·ḇō·’ū ’el- dā·wiḏ ḥeḇ·rō·w·nāh way·yō·mə·rū lê·mōr hin·nū ’ă·nā·ḥə·nū ū·ḇə·śā·rə·ḵā ‘aṣ·mə·ḵā — WLC · 1
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Even… in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out… and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over [them].’”
𐤂𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 𐤂𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤁𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
גַּם־ אֶתְמ֣וֹל גַּם־ שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם שָׁא֥וּל בִּהְי֨וֹת מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֗ה הָיִיתָה מוֹצִיא יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַמֵּבִי אֶת־ לְךָ֗ יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַתָּ֨ה תִרְעֶ֤ה אֶת־ עַמִּי֙ אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאַתָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְנָגִ֖יד עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ gam- ’eṯ·mō·wl gam- šil·šō·wm šā·’ūl bih·yō·wṯ me·leḵ ‘ā·lê·nū ’at·tāh hå̄·yī·ṯå̄h mō·ṣī yiś·rā·’êl wə·ham·mē·ḇī ’eṯ- lə·ḵā Yah·weh way·yō·mer ’at·tāh ṯir·‘eh ’eṯ- ‘am·mî ’eṯ- yiś·rā·’êl wə·’at·tāh tih·yeh lə·nā·ḡîḏ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 2
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So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, [where] King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed [him] king over Israel.
𐤊𐤋 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋𐤐
כָּל־ זִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ חֶבְר֔וֹנָה בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ דָּוִ֥ד וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת לָהֶם֩ בְּרִ֛ית לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ אֶת־ דָּוִ֛ד לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ kāl- ziq·nê yiś·rā·’êl way·yā·ḇō·’ū ’el- ham·me·leḵ ḥeḇ·rō·w·nāh bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn ham·me·leḵ dā·wiḏ way·yiḵ·rōṯ lā·hem bə·rîṯ lip̄·nê Yah·weh way·yim·šə·ḥū ’eṯ- dā·wiḏ lə·me·leḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 3
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David was thirty years old… when he became king, [and] he reigned forty years.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤍𐤄
דָּוִ֖ד שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים בֶּן־ שָׁנָ֛ה בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ מָלָֽךְ׃ אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה dā·wiḏ šə·lō·šîm ben- šā·nāh bə·mā·lə·ḵōw mā·lāḵ ’ar·bā·‘îm šā·nāh — WLC · 4
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In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three… years over all Israel and Judah.
𐤁𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤔 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
בְּחֶבְרוֹן֙ מָלַ֣ךְ עַל־ יְהוּדָ֔ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם מָלַ֗ךְ שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה עַ֥ל כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה׃ bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn mā·laḵ ‘al- yə·hū·ḏāh še·ḇa‘ šā·nîm wə·šiš·šāh ḥo·ḏā·šîm ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim mā·laḵ šə·lō·šîm wə·šā·lōš šā·nāh ‘al kāl- yiś·rā·’êl wî·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 5
David Conquers Jerusalem
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Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even… the blind and lame… can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.”
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤁𐤎𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤊 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤍𐤄
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֶל־ הַיְבֻסִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לְדָוִ֤ד לֹא־ תָב֣וֹא הֵ֔נָּה כִּ֣י אִם־ הַעִוְרִ֤ים וְהַפִּסְחִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֱסִֽירְךָ֗ לֵאמֹר֙ דָוִ֖ד לֹֽא־ יָב֥וֹא הֵֽנָּה׃ ham·me·leḵ wa·’ă·nā·šāw way·yê·leḵ yə·rū·šā·lim ’el- hay·ḇu·sî yō·wō·šêḇ hā·’ā·reṣ way·yō·mer lə·ḏā·wiḏ lō- ṯā·ḇō·w hên·nāh kî ’im- ha·‘iw·rîm wə·hap·pis·ḥîm lê·mōr hĕ·sî·rə·ḵā lê·mōr ḏā·wiḏ lō- yā·ḇō·w hên·nāh — WLC · 6
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Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David).
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 𐤌𐤑𐤃𐤕 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤃
דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד מְצֻדַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הִ֖יא עִ֥יר דָּוִֽד׃ dā·wiḏ ’êṯ way·yil·kōḏ mə·ṣu·ḏaṯ ṣî·yō·wn hî ‘îr dā·wiḏ — WLC · 7
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On that… day [he] said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised… by David. That is why… it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter… the palace.”
𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤁𐤎𐤉 𐤁𐤑𐤍𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤏 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 𐤍𐤐𐤔 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤏𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤕
הַה֗וּא כָּל־ בַּיּ֣וֹם דָּוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מַכֵּ֤ה יְבֻסִי֙ בַּצִּנּ֔וֹר וְאֶת־ וְיִגַּ֣ע הַפִּסְחִים֙ וְאֶת־ הַ֣עִוְרִ֔ים שָׂנְאוּ נֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד עַל־ כֵּן֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ עִוֵּ֣ר וּפִסֵּ֔חַ לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא אֶל־ הַבָּֽיִת׃ ha·hū kāl- bay·yō·wm dā·wiḏ way·yō·mer mak·kêh yə·ḇu·sî baṣ·ṣin·nō·wr wə·’eṯ- wə·yig·ga‘ hap·pis·ḥîm wə·’eṯ- ha·‘iw·rîm śå̄·nə·ʾū ne·p̄eš dā·wiḏ ‘al- kên yō·mə·rū ‘iw·wêr ū·p̄is·sê·aḥ lō yā·ḇō·w ’el- hab·bā·yiṯ — WLC · 8
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So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤍 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤄
דָּוִד֙ וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָא־ לָ֖הּ עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד דָּוִד֙ וַיִּ֤בֶן סָבִ֔יב מִן־ הַמִּלּ֖וֹא וָבָֽיְתָה׃ dā·wiḏ way·yê·šeḇ bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh way·yiq·rā- lāh ‘îr dā·wiḏ dā·wiḏ way·yi·ḇen sā·ḇîḇ min- ham·mil·lō·w wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh — WLC · 9
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And David became greater and greater, for the LORD God of Hosts was with him.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 𐤅𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤐
דָּוִ֖ד וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֣וֹךְ וְגָד֑וֹל וַיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָא֖וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃פ dā·wiḏ way·yê·leḵ hā·lō·wḵ wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ ‘im·mōw — WLC · 10
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Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters…, and stonemasons…,… and they built a palace for David.
𐤇𐤉𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤑𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤉 𐤅𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉 𐤏𐤑 𐤅𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤍 𐤒𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃
חִירָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ צֹ֥ר וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים֮ אֶל־ דָּוִד֒ אֲרָזִ֔ים וַעֲצֵ֣י וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י עֵ֔ץ וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י אֶ֣בֶן קִ֑יר וַיִּבְנֽוּ־ בַ֖יִת לְדָוִֽד׃ ḥî·rām me·leḵ- ṣōr way·yiš·laḥ mal·’ā·ḵîm ’el- dā·wiḏ ’ă·rā·zîm wa·‘ă·ṣê wə·ḥā·rā·šê ‘êṣ wə·ḥā·rā·šê ’e·ḇen qîr way·yiḇ·nū- ḇa·yiṯ lə·ḏā·wiḏ — WLC · 11
David’s Family Grows
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And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel… and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤔𐤀 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋𐤎
דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֣דַע כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֛ה הֱכִינ֧וֹ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכִי֙ נִשֵּׂ֣א מַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס dā·wiḏ way·yê·ḏa‘ kî- Yah·weh hĕ·ḵî·nōw lə·me·leḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl wə·ḵî niś·śê mam·laḵ·tōw ba·‘ă·ḇūr ‘am·mōw yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 12
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After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤅 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃
אַחֲרֵ֖י בֹּא֣וֹ מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן דָּוִ֨ד וַיִּקַּח֩ ע֜וֹד פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ע֛וֹד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃ וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ לְדָוִ֖ד ’a·ḥă·rê bō·’ōw mê·ḥeḇ·rō·wn dā·wiḏ way·yiq·qaḥ ‘ō·wḏ pi·laḡ·šîm wə·nā·šîm mî·rū·šā·lim ‘ō·wḏ bā·nîm ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ way·yiw·wå̄·lə·dū lə·ḏā·wiḏ — WLC · 13
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These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤁 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄
וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמ֛וֹת הַיִּלֹּדִ֥ים ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם שַׁמּ֣וּעַ וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב וְנָתָ֖ן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ wə·’êl·leh šə·mō·wṯ hay·yil·lō·ḏîm lōw bî·rū·šā·lim šam·mū·a‘ wə·šō·w·ḇāḇ wə·nā·ṯān ū·šə·lō·mōh — WLC · 14
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Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 𐤅𐤍𐤐𐤂 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤏
וְיִבְחָ֥ר וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ וְנֶ֥פֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃ wə·yiḇ·ḥār we·’ĕ·lî·šū·a‘ wə·ne·p̄eḡ wə·yā·p̄î·a‘ — WLC · 15
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Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤏 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤐
וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע וְאֶלְיָדָ֖ע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃פ we·’ĕ·lî·šā·mā‘ wə·’el·yā·ḏā‘ we·’ĕ·lî·p̄ā·leṭ — WLC · 16
Two Victories over the Philistines
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When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of [him]; but [David] learned [of this] and went down to the stronghold.
𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤄
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ כִּי־ דָּוִ֤ד מָשְׁח֨וּ אֶת־ לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים כָל־ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־ דָּוִ֑ד דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־ הַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ p̄ə·liš·tîm way·yiš·mə·‘ū kî- dā·wiḏ mā·šə·ḥū ’eṯ- lə·me·leḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl pə·liš·tîm ḵāl way·ya·‘ă·lū lə·ḇaq·qêš ’eṯ- dā·wiḏ dā·wiḏ way·yiš·ma‘ way·yê·reḏ ’el- ham·mə·ṣū·ḏāh — WLC · 17
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Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
𐤅𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤈𐤔𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm bā·’ū way·yin·nā·ṭə·šū bə·‘ê·meq rə·p̄ā·’îm — WLC · 18
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So David inquired of the LORD “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD -, “for I will surely deliver… the Philistines into your hand.”
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤕𐤕𐤍𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤊
דָּוִ֤ד וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ אֶל־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדִ֑י עֲלֵ֔ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־ דָּוִד֙ כִּֽי־ נָתֹ֥ן אֶתֵּ֛ן אֶת־ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃ dā·wiḏ way·yiš·’al Yah·weh lê·mōr ha·’e·‘ĕ·leh ’el- pə·liš·tîm hă·ṯit·tə·nêm bə·yā·ḏî ‘ă·lêh way·yō·mer Yah·weh ’el- dā·wiḏ kî- nā·ṯōn ’et·tên ’eṯ- hap·pə·liš·tîm bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā — WLC · 19
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So David went vvv to Baal-perazim, where he defeated [the Philistines]… and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So… he called… that vvv place Baal-perazim.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤁𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤔𐤌 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤐𐤓𐤑 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤓𐤑 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤔𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌
דָוִ֥ד וַיָּבֹ֨א בְּבַֽעַל־ פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִד֒ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־ פָּרַ֨ץ אֹיְבַ֛י לְפָנַ֖י עַל־ כֵּ֗ן קָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־ הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל הַמָּק֥וֹם פְּרָצִֽים׃ ḏā·wiḏ way·yā·ḇō bə·ḇa·‘al- pə·rā·ṣîm way·yak·kêm šām dā·wiḏ way·yō·mer kə·p̄e·reṣ mā·yim Yah·weh ’eṯ- pā·raṣ ’ō·yə·ḇay lə·p̄ā·nay ‘al- kên qā·rā šêm- ha·hū ba·‘al ham·mā·qō·wm pə·rā·ṣîm — WLC · 20
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There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
𐤔𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤅𐤐 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤌
שָׁ֖ם וַיַּעַזְבוּ־ עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם אֶת־ דָּוִ֖ד וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃פ וַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥ם šām way·ya·‘az·ḇū- ‘ă·ṣab·bê·hem ’eṯ- dā·wiḏ wa·’ă·nā·šāw way·yiś·śā·’êm — WLC · 21
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Once again… the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤈𐤔𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌
וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ ע֛וֹד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לַֽעֲל֑וֹת וַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ way·yō·si·p̄ū ‘ō·wḏ pə·liš·tîm la·‘ă·lō·wṯ way·yin·nā·ṭə·šū bə·‘ê·meq rə·p̄ā·’îm — WLC · 22
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So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤎𐤁 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤌𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤊𐤀𐤉𐤌
דָּוִד֙ וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א תַעֲלֶ֑ה הָסֵב֙ אֶל־ אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל בְּכָאִֽים׃ dā·wiḏ way·yiš·’al Yah·weh way·yō·mer lō ṯa·‘ă·leh hā·sêḇ ’el- ’a·ḥă·rê·hem ū·ḇā·ṯā lā·hem mim·mūl bə·ḵā·’îm — WLC · 23
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As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that… the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤑𐤏𐤃𐤄 𐤁𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤁𐤊𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤑 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤆 𐤀𐤆 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌
וִ֠יהִי בְּשָׁמְעֲךָ אֶת־ ק֧וֹל צְעָדָ֛ה בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י הַבְּכָאִ֖ים תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ כִּ֣י אָ֗ז אָ֣ז יְהוָה֙ יָצָ֤א לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לְהַכּ֖וֹת בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ wî·hî bə·šå̄·mə·ʿă·ḵå̄ ’eṯ- qō·wl ṣə·‘ā·ḏāh bə·rā·šê hab·bə·ḵā·’îm te·ḥĕ·rāṣ kî ’āz ’āz Yah·weh yā·ṣā lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā lə·hak·kō·wṯ bə·ma·ḥă·nêh p̄ə·liš·tîm — WLC · 24
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So David… did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to… Gezer.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤊𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤅𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤂𐤁𐤏 𐤏𐤃 𐤁𐤀𐤊 𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤐
דָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ן וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יְהוָ֑ה צִוָּ֖הוּ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגֶּ֖בַע עַד־ בֹּאֲךָ֥ גָֽזֶר׃פ dā·wiḏ kên way·ya·‘aś ka·’ă·šer Yah·weh ṣiw·wā·hū way·yaḵ ’eṯ- pə·liš·tîm mig·ge·ḇa‘ ‘aḏ- bō·’ă·ḵā ḡā·zer — WLC · 25