David anointed king at Hebron. CHAP. VI. chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it, The city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

He fetches the ark.

2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of The LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

:

3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house 11 ¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent mes- of Abinadab that was in Gibeah and Uzsengers to David, and cedar-trees, and car-zah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drave penters, and masons: and they built David the new cart. an house.

4 And they brought it out of the house 12 And David perceived that the LORD of Abinadab, which was at Gibeah, accomhad established him king over Israel, and panying the ark of God: and Ahio went that he had exalted his kingdom for his peo- before the ark.

ple Israel's sake.

5 And David and all the house of Israel 13 And David took him more concu- played before the LORD on all manner of bines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he instruments made of fir-wood, even on harps, was come from Hebron: and there were and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on yet sons and daughters born to David. cornets, and on cymbals.

14 And these be the names of those that 6¶ And when they came to Nachon's were born unto him in Jerusalem; Sham- threshing-floor, Uzzah put forth his hand muah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solo- to the ark of God, and took hold of it: for the oxen shook it.

mon,

15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.

8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.

9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

19 And David inquired of the LORD, 10 So David would not remove the ark saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? of the LORD unto him into the city of Dawilt thou deliver them into mine hand? vid: but David carried it aside into the And the LORD said unto David, Go up: house of Obed-edom the Gittite. for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines 11 And the ark of the LORD continued into thine hand. in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months and the LORD blessed Obededom and all his household.

20 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

12 ¶ And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six 23 And when David inquired of the paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up: but 14 And David danced before the LORD fetch a compass behind them, and come with all his might; and David was girded upon them over against the mulberry-trees. with a linen ephod.

24 And let it be, when thou hearest the 15 So David and all the house of Israel sound of a going in the tops of the mulber- brought up the ark of the LORD with shoutry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

25 And David did so as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

CHAP. VI.

ing, and with the sound of the trumpet.

16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17 ¶ And they brought in the ark of the

AGAIN, David gathered together all the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of

chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. the tabernacle that David had pitched for

God's promises to David.

it: and David offered burnt-offerings and enemies out of thy sight, and have made peace-offerings before the LORD. thee a great name, like unto the name of 18 And as soon as David had made an the great men that are in the earth. end of offering burnt-offerings and peaceofferings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.

20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel therefore will I play before the LORD.

22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maid-servants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. CHAP. VII.

10 Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more as before-time.

11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.

12 ¶ And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

17 According to all these words, and ac

AND it came to pass, when the king sat cording to all this vision, so did Nathan

in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies, 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within

curtains.

speak unto David.

18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O LORD God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

19 And this was yet a small thing in thy 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do sight, O LORD God; but thou hast spoken all that is in thine heart: for the LORD is also of thy servant's house for a great while with thee. to come. And is this the manner of man, O LORD God?

4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, LORD God, knowest thy

5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus servant. saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in!

21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house great things, to make thy servant know since the time that I brought up the chil- them.

dren of Israel out of Egypt, even to this 22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD day, but have walked in a tent and in a ta- God: for there is none like thee, neither is bernacle. there any God beside thee, according to 7 In all the places wherein I have walked all that we have heard with our ears. with all the children of Israel spake I a 23 And what one nation in the earth is word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom like thy people, even like Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, God went to redeem for a people to himsaying, Why build ye not me an house of self, and to make him a name, and to do cedar? for you great things and terrible, for thy

8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto land, before thy people which thou remy servant David, Thus saith the LORD of deemedst to thee from Egypt, from the hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, from nations and their gods? following the sheep, to be ruler over my 24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people, over Israel: people Israel to be a people unto thee for

9 And I was with thee whithersoever ever: and thou, LORD, art become their thou wentest, and have cut off all thine God.

David subdues the Philistines. CHAP. VIII, IX. He sends for Mephibosheth.

25 And now, O LORD God, the word unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that thou hast spoken concerning thy ser- that he had dedicated of all nations which vant, and concerning his house, establish he subdued; it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the

26 And let thy name be magnified for children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the and of Amalek, and of the spoil of HadaGod over Israel: and let the house of thy dezer son of Rehob, king of Zohah. servant David be established before thee.

13 And David gat him a name when he 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of returned from smiting of the Syrians in the Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, valley of Salt, being eighteen thousand I will build thee an house: therefore hath men. thy servant found in his heart to pray this 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; prayer unto thee. throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

28 And now, O LORD God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, Ŏ LORD God, hast spoken it: and with thy| blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. CHAP. VIII.

AND after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

15 ¶ And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and

Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Peleth2 And he smote Moab, and measured ites; and David's sons were chief rulers. them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured

CHAP. IX.

to put to death, and with one full line he AND David said, Is there yet any that to is left of the house of Saul, that I keep alive. And so the Moabites became may shew him kindness for Jonathan's David's servants, and brought gifts.

sake?

3 David smote also Hadadezer, the 2 And there was of the house of Saul a son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went servant whose name was Ziba. And when to recover his border at the river Euphrates. they had called him unto David, the king 4 And David took from him a thousand said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, said, Thy servant is he.

and twenty thousand footmen: and David 3 And the king said, Is there not yet houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserv- any of the house of Saul, that I may shew ed of them for an hundred chariots. the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, son, which is lame on his feet. David slew of the Syrians two and twenty 4 And the king said unto him, Where is thousand men. he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of he is in the house of Machir, the son of Damascus and the Syrians became ser- Ammiel, in Lo-debar. vants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

5 ¶ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reve8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, rence. And David said, Mephibosheth. cities of Hadadezer, king David took ex- And he answered, Behold thy servant! ceeding much brass. 7 ¶ And David said unto him, Fear not: 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jothat David had smitten all the host of Ha- nathan thy father's sake, and will restore dadezer, thee all the land of Saul thy father; and

10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. king David, to salute him, and to bless him, 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What because he had fought against Hadadezer, is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upand smitten him: (for Hadadezer had on such a dead dog as I am? wars with Toi.) And Joram brought with 9 ¶ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, servant, and said unto him, I have given and vessels of brass: unto thy master's son all that pertained to 11 Which also king David did dedicate Saul, and to all his house.

David sends to comfort Hanun. II. SAMUEL. Shobach is slain by David.

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and ed into the hand of Abishai his brother,, thy servants, shall till the land for him, and that he might put them in array against the thou shalt bring in the fruits that thy mas- children of Ammon.

ter's son may have food to eat: but Me- 11 And he said, If the Syrians be too phibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread strong for me, then thou shalt help me : but alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen if the children of Ammon be too strong for sons and twenty servants. thee, then I will come and help thee. 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, Ac- 12 Be of good courage, and let us play cording to all that my lord the king hath the men for our people, and for the cities commanded his servant, so shall thy servant of our God: and the LORD do that which do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, seemeth him good. he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, the Syrians: and they fled before him. whose name was Micha. And all that 14 And when the children of Ammon dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: the city. So Joab returned from the chilfor he did eat continually at the king's ta- dren of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. ble; and was lame on both his feet.

CHAP. X.

AND it came to pass after this, that the

king of the children of Ammon died,

15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they ga thered themselves together.

16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out

and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. the Syrians that were beyond the river: 2 Then said David, I will shew kindness and they came to Helam: and Shobach unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his the captain of the host of Hadarezer went father shewed kindness unto me. And before them. David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children

of Ammon.

3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

19 And when all the kings that were ser4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants to Hadarezer saw that they were vants, and shaved off the one half of their smitten before Israel, they made peace with beards, and cut off their garments in the Israel, and served them. So the Syrians middle, even to their buttocks, and sent feared to help the children of Ammon any them away.

5 When they told it unto David, he sent

more.

CHAP. XI.

to meet them, because the men were great-Awas expired, at the time when kings ND it came to pass, after the year ly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and then return. his servants with him, and all Israel; and

6 ¶ And when the children of Ammon they destroyed the children of Ammon, saw that they stank before David, the chil- and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried dren of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians still at Jerusalem.

of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, 2 ¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtwenty thousand footmen, and of king Ma- tide, that David arose from off his bed, and acah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve walked upon the roof of the king's house: thousand men. and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 8 And the children of Ammon came out, 3 And David sent and inquired after the and put the battle in array at the entering woman. And one said, Is not this Bathin of the gate and the Syrians of Zoba, sheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah Uriah the Hittite? were by themselves in the field.

4 And David sent messengers and took 9 When Joab saw that the front of the her: and she came in unto him, and he lay battle was against him before and behind, with her; (for she was purified from her he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and uncleanness;) and she returned unto her put them in array against the Syrians: house.

10 And the rest of the people he deliver-5¶ And the woman conceived, and sent

David commits adultery.

CHAP. XII. David takes Bath-sheba to wife.

and told David, and said, I am with child. nigh the wall? Then say thou, Thy ser6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send vant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

22 ¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, 23 And the messenger said unto David, and how the people did, and how the war Surely the men prevailed against us, and prospered. came out unto us into the field, and we 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to were upon them even unto the entering thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah of the gate. departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants: and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this 10 And when they had told David, say- thing displease thee, for the sword devouring, Uriah went not down unto his house, eth one as well as another: make thy battle David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not more strong against the city, and overthrow from thy journey? why then didst thou not it: and encourage thou him.

go down unto thine house?

26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord! 27 And when the mourning was past, are encamped in the open fields; shall I David sent and fetched her to his house, then go into mine house, to eat and to and she became his wife, and bare him a drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou son. But the thing that David had done livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do displeased the LORD. this thing.

12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow.

13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

CHAP. XII.

AND the LORD sent Nathan unto Da

vid. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

3 But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished up and it grew up together 14 ¶ And it came to pass in the morn- with him, and with his children; it did eat ing that David wrote a letter to Joab, and of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, sent it by the hand of Uriah. and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as

15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, a daughter. Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest 4 And there came a traveller unto the battle, and retire ye from him, that he may rich man, and he spared to take of his own be smitten, and die. flock and of his own herd, to dress for the 16 And it came to pass, when Joab ob-way-faring man that was come unto him; served the city, that he assigned Uriah but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed unto a place where he knew that valiant it for the man that was come to him.

men were.

17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die.

6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

7 ¶ And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when 8 And I gave thee thy master's house, ye did fight? knew ye not that they would and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and shoot from the wall? gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerub-besheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a mill-stone upon him from the wall that he died in Thebez? why went ye

9 Wherefore hast thou despised the