Dāvids – ķēniņš pār Israēlu
(1L 11:1–3)1 Visas Israēla ciltis atnāca pie Dāvida uz Hebronu un sacīja: “Redzi, mēs esam no tava kaula un tavas miesas! 2 Arī agrāk, kad mūsu ķēniņš bija Sauls, tu biji tas, kurš vadīja Israēlu, un tev Kungs ir sacījis: tu ganīsi manu tautu Israēlu, tu būsi valdnieks pār Israēlu.” 3 Un visi Israēla vecajie atnāca pie ķēniņa uz Hebronu, un ķēniņš Dāvids Hebronā slēdza ar viņiem Kunga priekšā derību, un viņi svaidīja Dāvidu par Israēla ķēniņu.
4 Dāvids bija trīsdesmit gadus vecs, kad kļuva par ķēniņu; viņš bija ķēniņš četrdesmit gadus. 5 Septiņus gadus un sešus mēnešus viņš valdīja pār Jūdu Hebronā, un Jeruzālemē viņš valdīja trīsdesmit trīs gadus pār visu Israēlu un Jūdu.
Jeruzāleme – ķēniņvalsts galvaspilsēta
(1L 11:4–91L 14:1–7)6 Ķēniņš ar saviem vīriem devās uz Jeruzālemi pret jebūsiešiem, kas mita tajā zemē. Viņi sacīja Dāvidam: “Tu šeit neienāksi, jo pat aklie un tizlie tevi atvairīs!” Viņi domāja: Dāvids šeit neienāks! 7 Bet Dāvids ieņēma Ciānas cietoksni – nu tā ir Dāvida pilsēta! 8 Todien Dāvids sacīja: “Ikviens, kas kauj jebūsiešus, lai uzrāpjas pa ūdens akas eju un sasniedz tos tizlos un aklos, ko ienīst Dāvida sirds!” Tāpēc arī saka: “Akls un tizls neienāks namā!” 9 Dāvids apmetās cietoksnī un nosauca to par Dāvida pilsētu. Dāvids to apbūvēja, sākot no Millo. 10 Un Dāvids augtin auga varenībā, un Kungs, Pulku Dievs, bija ar viņu.
11 Tīras ķēniņš Hīrāms sūtīja pie Dāvida vēstnešus. Viņš sūtīja arī ciedru kokus, kokgriezējus un akmeņkaļus, un tie uzcēla Dāvidam namu. 12 Dāvids saprata, ka Kungs viņu ir apstiprinājis par Israēla ķēniņu un ir paaugstinājis viņa valdīšanu savas tautas Israēla dēļ.
13 Un Dāvids ņēma vēl vairāk blakussievu un sievu no Jeruzālemes, kad viņš bija atnācis no Hebronas, un tās dzemdēja Dāvidam vēl vairāk dēlu un meitu. 14 Šie ir vārdi tiem, kas viņam piedzima Jeruzālemē: Šammua, Šobābs, Nātāns, Sālamans, 15 Jibhārs, Elīšūa, Nefegs, Jāfīa, 16 Elīšāma, Eljāda un Elīfelets.
Filistiešu uzbrukums atsists
(1L 14:8–17)17 Kad filistieši padzirdēja, ka Dāvids svaidīts par Israēla ķēniņu, tie visi nāca, tīkodami pēc Dāvida dzīvības. Kad Dāvids to uzzināja, viņš devās lejā cietoksnī. 18 Filistieši nāca un izvietojās Refāiešu ielejā. 19 Dāvids izjautāja Kungu: “Vai man doties pret filistiešiem? Vai tu tos nodosi manā rokā?” Kungs atbildēja: “Ej! Es atdošu filistiešus tavā rokā.” 20 Dāvids devās uz Baal-Pracīmu un sakāva tur filistiešus. Tad Dāvids teica: “Kungs satrieca manus ienaidniekus pirms manis – kā ūdens šalti.” Tāpēc šo vietu sauc Baal-Pracīma . 21 Filistieši tur pameta savus elkus, un Dāvids ar saviem vīriem tos aiznesa.
22 Tad filistieši nāca vēlreiz un izvietojās Refāiešu ielejā. 23 Dāvids izjautāja Kungu, un viņš teica: “Neej taisni, apej no aizmugures un dodies pret tiem no balzamkoku puses. 24 Tiklīdz balzamkoku galotnēs sadzirdēsi soļus, traucies, jo tad Kungs būs izgājis sakaut filistiešu karapulku!” 25 Dāvids darīja, kā Kungs viņam lika, un kāva filistiešus no Gebas līdz pat Gezerai.
David Becomes King of Israel and Judah
(1 Chronicles 11.1-91 14.1-7)1 Then all the tribes of Israel went to David at Hebron and said to him, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, even when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle, and the Lord promised you that you would lead his people and be their ruler.” 3 So all the leaders of Israel came to King David at Hebron. He made a sacred alliance with them, they anointed him, and he became king of Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he ruled for forty years. 5 He ruled in Hebron over Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem over all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
6 The time came when King David and his men set out to attack Jerusalem. The Jebusites, who lived there, thought that David would not be able to conquer the city, and so they said to him, “You will never get in here; even the blind and the crippled could keep you out.” ( 7 But David did capture their fortress of Zion, and it became known as “David's City.”)
8 That day David said to his men, “Does anybody here hate the Jebusites as much as I do? Enough to kill them? Then go up through the water tunnel and attack those poor blind cripples.” (That is why it is said, “The blind and the crippled cannot enter the Lord's house.”)
9 After capturing the fortress, David lived in it and named it “David's City.” He built the city around it, starting at the place where land was filled in on the east side of the hill. 10 He grew stronger all the time, because the Lord God Almighty was with him.
11 King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with carpenters and stone masons to build a palace. 12 And so David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.
13 After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David took more concubines and wives, and had more sons and daughters. 14 The following children were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
Victory over the Philistines
(1 Chronicles 14.8-17)17 The Philistines were told that David had been made king of Israel, so their army set out to capture him. When David heard of it, he went down to a fortified place. 18 The Philistines arrived at Rephaim Valley and occupied it. 19 David asked the Lord, “Shall I attack the Philistines? Will you give me the victory?”
“Yes, attack!” the Lord answered. “I will give you the victory!”
20 So David went to Baal Perazim and there he defeated the Philistines. He said, “The Lord has broken through my enemies like a flood.” And so that place is called Baal Perazim. 21 When the Philistines fled, they left their idols behind, and David and his men carried them away.
22 Then the Philistines went back to Rephaim Valley and occupied it again. 23 Once more David consulted the Lord, who answered, “Don't attack them from here, but go around and get ready to attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees. 24 When you hear the sound of marching in the treetops, then attack because I will be marching ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.” 25 David did what the Lord had commanded, and was able to drive the Philistines back from Geba all the way to Gezer.
