22 ¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, | 14 And David danced before the LORD and spread themselves in the valley of Re-with all his might; and David was girded phaim. with a linen ephod.

23 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, 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,

24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry-looked through a window, and saw king Datrees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for vid leaping and dancing before the LORD; then shall the LORD go out before thee, to and she despised him in her heart. smite the host of the Philistines.

17 ¶ And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD.

18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, 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

3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abi-one to his house. nadab that was in Gibeah; and Uzzah and 20 ¶ Then David returned to bless his Ahio,the sons of Abinadab,drave the new cart. household. And Michal, the daughter of

4 And they brought it out of the house of Saul, came out to meet David, and said, How Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompany-glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who ing the ark of God; and Ahio went before uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the ⚫ the ark. 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 fa ther, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over 18rael: 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.

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

all the

chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 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.

5 And David, and all the house of Israel, played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir-wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and 'on cornets, and on cymbals.

6 And when they came to Nachon's thrashing-floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

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 Perez-uzzah 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?

ND it

when the sat in

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 a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart: for the LORD is with thee. 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

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

121 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

6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

7 In all the places wherein I have walked

up the ark of God from the house of Obed-with all the children of Israel spake I a word edom into the city of David with gladness. with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar ?

13 And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto r

10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, thou hast spoken concerning thy servant,
I took thee from the sheep-cote, from follow- and concerning his house, establish it for
ing the sheep, to be ruler over my people, ever, and do as thou hast said.
over Israel.

26 And let thy name be magnified for

9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies over Israel: and let the house of thy servant out of thy sight, and have made thee a great David be established before thee. name, like unto the name of the great men 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Isthat are in the earth. rael, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I 10 Moreover, I will appoint a place for my will build thee an house; therefore hath thy people Israel, and will plant them, that they servant found in his heart to pray this praymay dwell in a place of their own, and move er unto thee. no more; neither shall the children of wicked- 28 And now, O LORD God, thou art that ness afflict them any more, as before-time, God, and thy words be true, and thou hast 11 And as since the time that I command-promised this goodness unto thy servant : ed judges to be over my people Israel, and 29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless have caused thee to rest from all thine ene- the house of thy servant, that it may continue mies. Also the LORD telleth thee, that he for ever before thee: for thou, O LORD God, will make thee an house. hast spoken it; and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. CHAP. VIII.

ND after this it came to pass, that David

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 David took Metheg-ammah out of the and I will stablish the throne of his king-hand of the Philistines. dom for ever.

2 And he smote Moab, and measured them 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my with a line, casting them down to the ground; son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten even with two lines measured he to put to him with the rod of men, and with the stripes death, and with one full line to keep alive: of the children of men: and so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and

17 According to all these words, and ac- twenty thousand footmen : and David houghcording to all this vision, so did Nathan ed all the chariot-horses, but reserved of them speak unto David. for an hundred chariots.

15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom 1 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.

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobalı, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

181 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 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Dasight, O LORD God; but thou hast spoken mascus; and the Syrians became servants also of thy servant's house for a great while to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD to come: and is this the manner of man, O preserved David whithersoever he went. LORD God?

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

8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceed

20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, LORD God, knowest thy servant. 21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. ing much brass.

22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that God: for there is none like thee, neither is David had smitten all the host of Hadadczer, there any God besides thee, according to all 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king that we have heard with our ears. David, to salute him, and to bless him, because 23 And what one nation in the earth is like he had fought against Hadadezer,and smitten thy people, even like Israel, whom God went him: (for Hadadezer had wars with Toi.) to redeem for a people to himself, and to And Joram brought with him vessels of sil make him a name, and to do for you great ver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: things, and terrible, for thy land, before thy 11 Which also king David did dedicate unpeople, which thou redeemedst to thee from to the LORD, with the silver and gold that be Egypt, from the nations and their gods? had dedicated of all nations which he subdued: 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God. 25 And now, O LORD God, the word that

13 And David gat him a name when he re-As for Mephibasheth, said the king, he shall turned from smiting of the Syrians in the val-eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. ley of Salt, being eighteen thousand men. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, 14 And he put garrisons in Edom whose name was Micah: and all that dwelt throughout all Edom put he garrisons: and in the house of Ziba were servants unto Meall they of Edom became David's servants. phibosbeth. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

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;

13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem : for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. CHAP. X.

it came to after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

17 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And 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.

18 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest

CHAP. IX.

ND David said, Is there yet any that is thou that David doth honour thy father, that

A

a

shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 And there was of the house of Saul
servant, whose name was Ziba: and when
they had called him unto David, the king
said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said,
Thy servant is he.

4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the 5 When they told it unto David, he sent to kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said meet them, because the men were greatly unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho which is lame on his feet. until your beards be grown, and then return. 6¶ And when the children of Ammon saw

David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?'

4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, that they stank before David, the children of he is in the house of Machir, the son of Am-Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethmiel, in Lo-debar. rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thou

51 Then king David sent, and fetched sand footmen, and of king Maacah a thouhim out of the house of Machir, the son of sand men, and of Lsh-tob twelve thousand Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

men.

6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jo- 7 And when David heard of it, he sent Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto Da-ab, and all the most of the mighty men. vid, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold thy servant!

8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by

71 And David said unto him, Fear not for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jo-themselves in the field. nathan thy father's sake, and will restore 9 When Joab saw that the front of the batthee all the land of Saul thy father and tle was against him before and behind, he thou shalt eat bread at my table continually chose of all the choice men of Israel, and pur 8 And he bowed himself, and said, What them in array against the Syrians: is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house.

10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the

10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy children of Ammon be too strong for thee, ervants, shall till the land for him, and thou then I will come and help thee. shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy men for our people, and for the cities of our master's son shall eat bread alway at my God: and the LORD do that which seemeth table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty him good.

servants.

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people 11 Then said Ziba unto the king, Accord-that were with him, unto the battle against ing to all that my lord the king hath com-the Syrians and they fled before him. manded his servant, so shall thy servant do. 14 And when the children of Ammon saw

II. SAMUEL.

at the Syrians were fled, then fled they al- journey? why then didst thou not go down
before Abishai, and entered into the city. unto thine house?
Joab returned from the children of Am-
con, and came to Jerusalem.

15 And when the Syrians saw that they
ere smitten before Israel, they gathered
emselves together.

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, are encamped in the open fields: shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out he Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam: and Shobach, the aptain of the host of Hadarezer, went be

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.

Fore them.

17 And when it was told David, he gathred 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 Shobacli, the captain of their host, who died there.

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.

14 ¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set

19 And when all the kings that were ser-ye Uriah in the fore-front of the hottest batvants to Hadarezer saw that they were smit-tle, and retire ye from him, that he may be ten before Israel, they made peace with Is-smitten, and die. rael, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any

•

more.

CHAP. XI.

came

the

was

with Joab: and there fell some of the

13 Then Joab sent and told David all

pired, at the time when kings go forth to people of the servants of David; and Uriah battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants the Hittite died also.. with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rab- the things concerning the war; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, bah: but David tarried still at Jerusalem. 21 And it came to pass in an evening-tide, When thou hast made an end of telling the that David arose from off his bed, and walk-matters of the war unto the king, ed upon the roof of the king's house and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite

16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 17 And the men of the city went out and

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 ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; (for she was purified from her uncleanness ;) and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

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

23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

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.

7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah 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.

25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee; for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.

10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy

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26 And when the wife of Uriah beard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourn ed for her husband.

27 And when the mourning was past, Da.

16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the earth.

17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought, and nourished up; and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his 19 But when David saw that his servants own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay whispered, David perceived that the child was in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. dead: therefore David said unto his servants,

4 And there came a traveller unto the rich Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. man; and he spared to take of his own flock, 20 Then David arose from the earth, and and of his own berd, to dress for the way-washed, and anointed himself, and changed faring man that was come unto him; but took his apparel, and came into the house of the the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the LORD, and worshipped: then be came to his man that was come to him. own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? Thou didst fast and weep for the child while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

22 And he said, While the child was yet 71 And Nathan said to David, Thou art alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Is-tell whether God will be gracious to me, that rael, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and 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.

9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

vid sent and fetched her to his house, and she
became his wife, and bare him a son. But
the thing that David had done displeased the
LORD.
CHAP. XII.

ΑΝ

ND the LORD sent Nathan unto David: 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;

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 four-fold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

the child may live?

23 But now he is dead, wherefore should 1 fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal

10 Now therefore the sword shall never de-city. part from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise tip evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this

sun.

27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

30 And he took their king's crown from

12 For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sin-off his head, (the weight whereof was a talned against the LORD. And Nathian said un-ent of gold with the precious stones,) and it to David, The LORD also hath put away thy was set on David's head: and he brought forth sin; thou shalt not die. the spoil of the city in great abundance.

14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick

15 And Nathan departed unto his house: kiln, and thus did he unto all the cities of the and the LORD struck the child that Uriah's children of Ammon. So David and all the wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. people returned unto Jerusalem.