داود ينتصر على الفلسطيـين
(رج 3:5-9، 2صم 5:11-6)1 وأرسلَ حيرامُ مَلِكُ صورَ وَفدا إلى داوُدَ وأخشابَ أرزٍ ونَجَّارينَ ونَحَّاتينَ، فبَنَوا قصرَ داوُدَ. 2 وعرَفَ داوُدُ أنَّ الرّبَّ أقَرَّهُ مَلِكا على بَني إِسرائيلَ وعَظُمَ مُلْكُه مِنْ أجلِ شعبِهِ. 3 واتَّخَذَ لَه جواريَ وزوجاتٍ مِنْ أورُشليمَ، ووُلِدَ لَه بَنونَ وبَناتٌ. 4 وهذِهِ أسماءُ المَولودينَ لَه في أورُشليمَ: شَمُّوعُ وشوبابُ وناثانُ وسُليمانُ 5 وبـيحارُ وأليشوعُ 6 والِفالِط ونَوجَهُ ونافَجُ ويافيعُ 7 وأليشَعُ وأليداعُ وأليفلطُ.
8 وسَمِعَ الفلِسطيُّونَ أنَّ داوُدَ مُسِحَ مَلِكا على جميعِ إِسرائيلَ، فصَعِدوا لِمُحاربَتِهِ. فعَلِمَ داوُدُ بِذلِكَ، فنَزَلَ إلى مَوقِعٍ حصينٍ. 9 وجاءَ الفلِسطيُّونَ وانْتَشَروا في وادي الرَّفائيمِ. 10 فسألَ داوُدُ الرّبَّ: «هل أصعَدُ لِمُحاربَةِ الفلِسطيِّينَ؟ وهل تُسَلِّمُهُم إلى يَدي؟» فقالَ لَه الرّبُّ: «إصعَدْ، فأُسَلِّمَ الفلِسطيِّينَ إلى يَدِكَ». 11 وزحَفَ داوُدُ إلى بَعلَ فراصيمَ وضرَبَهُم هُناكَ وقالَ: «بـيدي أجتاحُ أعدائي كالسَّيلِ». ولِذلِكَ سُمِّيَ ذلِكَ المَوضِعُ بَعلَ فراصيمَ. 12 وترَكَ الفلِسطيُّونَ أصنامَهُم هُناكَ، فأمَرَ داوُدُ رِجالَهُ فَأحرقوها بالنَّارِ.
13 وعادَ الفلِسطيُّونَ وانتَشَروا في وادي الرَّفائيمِ. 14 فسألَ داوُدُ الرّبَّ عَمَّا يَفعَلُهُ، فأجابَهُ: «لا تُهاجِمْهُم وجها لِوجهٍ، بل مِنْ خَلفِهِم، مِنْ تُجاهِ أشجارِ البَلسَمِ. 15 فإذا سَمِعْتَ صوتَ خطواتٍ في رُؤوسِ أشجارِ البَلسَمِ فتَقَدَّمْ، لأنَّ الرّبَّ خرَجَ أمامَكَ لِضَربِ مُعَسكَرِهِم». 16 ففَعَلَ داوُدُ كما أمرَهُ الرّبُّ وضرَبَ الفِلسطيِّينَ مِنْ جِبعونَ إلى مَدخَلِ جازَرَ. 17 وانتَشَرَ اسمُ داوُدَ في كُلِّ الأرضِ وجعَلَ الرّبُّ جميعَ الأمَمِ يَهابونَهُ.
1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. 2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
3 ¶ And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
8 ¶ And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it , and went out against them. 9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10 And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 12 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. 14 Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.