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1 Chronicles

Chapter 14
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּishshelach chyrm chura֨m meֽleke-tzo֥r male'akiym֮ 'el-dּaviyd֒ va'atze֣y 'arazi֔ym vecharashshe֣y qi֔yr vecharashshe֖y 'etzi֑ym liben֥ot l֖o bּaֽyit׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח חירם חוּרָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר מַלְאָכִים֮ אֶל־דָּוִיד֒ וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔יר וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י עֵצִ֑ים לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּֽיִת׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣da dּavi֔yd kּiֽy-hekiyn֧o yehva֛h leme֖leke 'al-yishsera'e֑l kּiֽy-nishsּe֤'t lema֨'elah֙ malekut֔o bּa'ab֖ur 'amּ֥o yishsera'eֽl׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)So David perceived that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

וַיֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔יד כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־נִשֵּׂ֤את לְמַ֨עְלָה֙ מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֨ch dּavi֥yd '֛od nashshi֖ym bּiyrushshala֑im vayּ֧oled dּavi֛yd '֖od bּani֥ym ubanֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד נָשִׁ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיּ֧וֹלֶד דָּוִ֛יד ע֖וֹד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨lּeh֙ shshem֣ot hayeludi֔ym 'ashshe֥r hayu-l֖o bּiyrushshala֑im shshamּ֣u'a veshshoba֔b nata֖n ushshelomoֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And these are the names of his children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ שְׁמ֣וֹת הַיְלוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיוּ־ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם שַׁמּ֣וּעַ וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב נָתָ֖ן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): veyibecha֥r ve'eliyshsh֖u'a ve'elepּaֽlet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

וְיִבְחָ֥ר וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ וְאֶלְפָּֽלֶט׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): veno֥gahּ vene֖peg veyapiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

וְנֹ֥גַהּ וְנֶ֖פֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'eliyshshama֥ ube'eleyada֖ ve'eliypaֽlet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע וּבְעֶלְיָדָ֖ע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsheme'֣u pelishshetּi֗ym kּiy-nimeshsha֨ch dּavi֤yd leme֨leke֙ 'al-kּal-yishsera'e֔l vayּa'al֥u kal-pּelishshetּi֖ym lebaqּe֣shsh 'et-dּavi֑yd vayּishshema֣ dּavi֔yd vayּetze֖ lipeneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח דָּוִ֤יד לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כָל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּצֵ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): upelishshetּi֖ym bּa֑'u vaֽyּipeshshet֖u bּe'e֥meq repa'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Philistines went and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshe'a֨l dּavi֤yd bּe'lohiym֙ le'mo֔r ha'eֽ'eleh֙ 'al-plshtyym pּelishshetּi֔ym unetatּa֖m bּeyadi֑y vayּo֨'mer l֤o yehvah֙ 'ale֔h unetatּi֖ym bּeyadeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And David inquired of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?" the LORD said to him, "Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand."

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤יד בֵּאלֹהִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ עַל־פלשתיים פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּנְתַתָּ֖ם בְּיָדִ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֤וֹ יְהוָה֙ עֲלֵ֔ה וּנְתַתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'al֥u bּebaֽ'al-pּeratziym֮ vayּakּe֣m shsha֣m dּaviyd֒ vayּo֣'mer dּavi֔yd pּara֨tz haֽ'elohi֧ym 'et-'oyeba֛y bּeyadi֖y kּepe֣retz ma֑yim 'al-kּe֗n qaֽre'֛u shsheֽm-hamּaq֥om hah֖u bּa֥'al pּeratziֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water." Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

וַיַּעֲל֥וּ בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִיד֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד פָּרַ֨ץ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֧ים אֶת־אוֹיְבַ֛י בְּיָדִ֖י כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָֽרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל פְּרָצִֽים׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'azebu-shsha֖m 'et-'eloֽheyhe֑m vayּo֣'mer dּavi֔yd vayּishsּarep֖u bּa'eֽshsh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

וַיַּעַזְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם אֶת־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃פ

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּosi֤ypu 'od֙ pּelishshetּi֔ym vaֽyּipeshshet֖u bּa'eֽmeq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Philistines made another raid in the valley.

וַיֹּסִ֤יפוּ עוֹד֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ בָּעֵֽמֶק׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshe'a֨l '֤od dּaviyd֙ bּeֽ'lohi֔ym vayּo֤'mer lo֙ haֽ'elohi֔ym lo֥ tֽa'ale֖h 'ֽachareyhe֑m haseb֙ meֽ'aleyhe֔m uba֥'ta lahe֖m mimּ֥ul habּeka'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל ע֤וֹד דָּוִיד֙ בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹ֥א תַֽעֲלֶ֖ה אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם הָסֵב֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל הַבְּכָאִֽים׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vi֠yhiy kּeֽshshame'aka֞ 'et-q֤ol hatzּe'adah֙ bּera'shshe֣y habּeka'i֔ym 'a֖z tּetze֣ bamּilechama֑h kּiֽy-yatza֤ haֽ'elohiym֙ lepane֔yka lehakּ֖ot 'et-machane֥h pelishshetּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."

וִ֠יהִי כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ אֶת־ק֤וֹל הַצְּעָדָה֙ בְּרָאשֵׁ֣י הַבְּכָאִ֔ים אָ֖ז תֵּצֵ֣א בַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֤א הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לְהַכּ֖וֹת אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣'ashs dּavi֔yd kּֽa'ashshe֥r tziua֖hu hֽa'elohi֑ym vayּakּu֙ 'et-machane֣h pelishshetּi֔ym migּibe'֖on ve'ad-gּaֽzerah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David did as God commanded him, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ דָּוִ֔יד כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגִּבְע֖וֹן וְעַד־גָּֽזְרָה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֥ shshem-dּavi֖yd bּekal-haֽ'aratz֑ot vaֽyhva֛h nata֥n 'et-pּachedּ֖o 'al-kּal-hagּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד בְּכָל־הָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַֽיהוָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃