David befæster sin position som konge
2.Sam. 5,11-16
1Kong Hiram af Tyrus sendte kong David en masse cedertræ som venskabsgave. Samtidig sendte han stenhuggere og tømrere, der skulle hjælpe med at bygge et flot palads til ham. 2Da forstod David, at Herren havde valgt ham til konge og styrket hans kongemagt for sit udvalgte folks skyld.
3Efter at David var flyttet til Jerusalem, tog han flere koner, og han fik mange sønner og døtre. 4Her følger navnene på de sønner, der blev født i Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Natan, Salomon, 5Jibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 6Noga, Nefeg, Jafia, 7Elishama, Be’eljada og Elifelet.
David besejrer filistrene
2.Sam. 5,17-25
8Da filistrene hørte, at David var blevet kronet til konge over Israel, mobiliserede de deres styrker og tog af sted for at tage ham til fange. Men David fik meddelelse om det og samlede sin egen hær imod dem. 9Filistrenes hær kom og invaderede Refaimdalen. 10Da spurgte David Gud til råds: „Skal jeg gå ud og kæmpe imod dem? Vil du give mig sejr over dem?”
Herren svarede: „Ja, jeg vil udlevere dem til dig.”
11Derefter rykkede David ud og besejrede dem. „Det var Gud, der gjorde det!” erklærede han. „Gud brød gennem fjendens slagrækker som en flodbølge!” Derfor kaldte han stedet for Ba’al-Peratzim.14,11 Navnet betyder: „Herren bryder igennem”.
12De flygtende filistre havde efterladt deres afgudsbilleder på slagmarken, og David gav ordre til, at de skulle brændes.
13Men filistrene kom tilbage og invaderede endnu engang dalen. 14David rådførte sig igen med Gud, og svaret lød: „Undgå et frontalt angreb! Gå bag om fjenden og slå til ved baka-træerne.14,14 Det vides ikke, hvilke træer der er tale om, måske popler, asp eller morbær. 15Så snart du hører lyden af taktfaste skridt i toppen af træerne, skal du gå til angreb, for det betyder, at Gud selv er gået i forvejen for at tilintetgøre fjendens hær.”
16David gjorde, som Gud havde sagt, og hans hær huggede filistrene ned fra Gibeon og helt til Gezer. 17Davids ry spredtes nu vidt omkring. Herren sørgede for, at alle de omkringboende folkeslag fik stor respekt for kong David.
David’s House and Family
1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him. 2And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
3In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters. 4These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 5Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 6Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 7Elishama, Beeliada14:7 A variant of Eliada and Eliphelet.
David Defeats the Philistines
8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them. 9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim; 10so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”
The Lord answered him, “Go, I will deliver them into your hands.”
11So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.14:11 Baal Perazim means the lord who breaks out. 12The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.
13Once more the Philistines raided the valley; 14so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. 15As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” 16So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
17So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.
