¹Now Hiram [noble] king of Tzor (Tyre) [a rock] sent messengers to David [beloved] , and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

²And David [beloved] perceived that the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) had confirmed him king over Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] , for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] .

³And David [beloved] took more wives at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] : and David [beloved] begat (to be father of; be ancestor of) more sons and daughters.

⁴Now these [are] the names of [his] children which he had in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] ; Shamua [Renowned] , and Shovav [rebellious] , Natan [giver] , and Shlomo (Solomon) [peace] ,

⁵And Yivchar [Yeshovah chooses] , and Elishua [my God is wealth] , and Elpalet [God is deliverance] ,

⁶And Nogah [brightness] , and Nefeg [Weak, Slacked] , and Yafia [Shining] ,

⁷And Elishama [My God has Heard] , and Be’elyada [the lord knows] , and Elifelet [God is deliverance] .

⁸And when the P’lishtim [Immigrants] heard that David [beloved] was anointed king over all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] , all the P’lishtim [Immigrants] went up to seek David [beloved] . And David [beloved] heard [of it] , and went out against them.

⁹And the P’lishtim [Immigrants] came and spread themselves in the valley of Refa’im [giants] .

¹⁰And David [beloved] enquired of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] , saying, Shall I go up against the P’lishtim [Immigrants] ? and will youi deliver them into my hand? And the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into youi hand.

¹¹So they came up to Ba’al-P’ratzim [lord of the breaks] ; and David [beloved] struck them there. Then David [beloved] said, God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] has broken in upon my enemies by my hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Ba’al-P’ratzim [lord of the breaks] .

¹²And when they had left their gods there, David [beloved] gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

¹³And the P’lishtim [Immigrants] yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

¹⁴Therefore David [beloved] enquired again of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] ; and God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

¹⁵And it shall be, when youi shall hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then youi shall go out to battle: for God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] is gone forth before youi to strike the host of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] .

¹⁶David [beloved] therefore did as God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] commanded him: and they struck the host of the P’lishtim [Immigrants] from Giv’on [Hill City] even to Gezer [portion] .

¹⁷And the fame of David [beloved] went out into all lands; and the Lord -Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) brought the fear of him upon all nations.