1 Chronicles 14

1 And Huram king of Tyre sends messengers to David, and cedar-wood, and craftsmen of walls, and craftsmen of wood, to build a house for him.

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.

2 And David knows that YHWH has established him for king over Israel, because of the lifting up on high of his kingdom, for the sake of His people Israel.

And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.

3 And David takes wives again in Jerusalem, and David begets sons and daughters again;

And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.

4 and these [are] the names of the children whom he has in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

These are the names of the children he had in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon

5 and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,

And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpelet

6 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia

7 and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

And Elishama and Beeliada and Eliphelet.

8 And the Philistines hear that David has been anointed for king over all Israel, and all the Philistines go up to seek David, and David hears, and goes out before them.

And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over all Israel, they went up in search of David, and David, hearing of it, went out against them.

9 And the Philistines have come, and rush into the Valley of Rephaim,

Now the Philistines had come, and had gone out in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.

10 and David asks of God, saying, “Do I go up against the Philistines—and have You given them into my hand?” And YHWH says to him, “Go up, and I have given them into your hand.”

And David, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? and will you give them into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up; for I will give them into your hands.

11 And they go up into Ba‘al-Perazim, and David strikes them there, and David says, “God has broken up my enemies by my hand, like the breaking up of waters”; therefore they have called the name of that place Ba‘al-Perazim.

So they went up to Baal-perazim, and David overcame them there, and David said, God has let the forces fighting against me be broken by my hand, as a wall is broken down by rushing water; so they gave that place the name of Baal-perazim.

12 And they leave their gods there, and David commands, and they are burned with fire.

And the Philistines did not take their images with them in their flight; and at David's orders they were burned with fire.

13 And the Philistines add again, and rush into the valley,

Then the Philistines again went out in every direction in the valley.

14 and David asks again of God, and God says to him, “Do not go up after them, turn around from them, and you have come to them from the front [[or in front]] of the mulberries;

And David went for directions to God; and God said to him, You are not to go up after them; but, turning away from them, come face to face with them opposite the spice-trees.

15 and it comes to pass, when you hear the sound of the stepping at the heads of the mulberries, then you go out into battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

And at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go out to the fight, for God has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

16 And David does as God commanded him, and they strike the camp of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer;

And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

17 and the name of David goes out into all the lands, and YHWH has put his fear on all the nations.

And David's name was honoured in all lands; and the Lord put the fear of him on all nations.