David fubdueth the Philistines. Chap. vii. ix.

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25 And now, O LORD God, the word king David, to falute him, and to bles that thou haft spoken concerning thy fer-him, becaufe he had fought against Hadavant, and concerning his houfe, eftablish dezer, and fmitten him for Hadadezer it forever, and do as thou haft faid. had wars with Toi. And Joram brought 26 And let thy name be magnified for with him veffels of filver, and vellels of ever, faying, The LORD of hosts is the gold, and veflels of brafs: God over Ifrael: and let the house of thy 11 Which alfo king David did dedicate fervant David be eltablished before thee. Junto the LORD, with the filver and gold 27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of that he had dedicated of all nations which Ifrael, haft revealed to thy fervant, fay-he fubdued; ing, I will build thee an houfe: therefore hath thy fervant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

28 And now, O LORD God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou haft promised this goodness unto thy fervant :

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the fpoil of Hadadezer, fon of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David gat bim a name when he returned from fmiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thou land men.

29 Therefore, now let it please thee to blefs the house of thy fervant, that it may 14 And he put garrisons in Edom continue for ever before thee: for thou, throughout all Edom put he garrifons, O LORD God, haft fpoken it and with and all they of Edom became David's thy bleffing let the houfe of thy fervant fervants. And the LORD preferved Da. be biefed for ever. vid whitherfoever he went.

CHAP. VIII. 1 David fubdueth the Philifines, and the Moabites. He fmitesh Hadadezer and the Syrians. 16 His officers. AND after this it came to pafs, that David fmote the Philistines, and fubdued them and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

15 And David reigned over all Ifrael; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

16 ¶ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the hoft; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

17 And Zadok the fon of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the And he fmote Moab, and meafured priests; and Seraiah was the fcribe; them with a line, cafting them down to 18 And Benaiah the fon of Jehoida the ground: even with two lines meaf-was over both the Cherethites and the ured he to put to death, and with one Pelethites; and David's fons were chief full line to keep alive. And fo the Mo-rulers, abites became David's fervants, and brought gifts.

3 David fmote alfo Hadadezer, the fon of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and feven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot borfes, but referved of them for an hundred chariots.

5 And when the Syrians of Damafcus came to fuccour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David few of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

CHAP. IX.

1 David fendeth for Mephibofbeth, "I and for Jonathan's fake restoreth bim. AND David faid, is there yet any that is left of the houfe of Saul, that I may fhew him kindnefs tor Jonathan's fake?

2 And there was of the house of Saul a fervant whofe name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king faid unto him, Art thou Ziba & and he faid, Thy fervant is be.

3 And the king faid, Is there not yet any of the houfe of Saul, that I may fhew the kindness of God unto him? And Zi6 Then David put garrifons in Syria ba faid unto the king, Jonathan hath yet of Damafcus and the Syrians became a fon, which is lame on bis feet. fervants to David, and brought gifts. 4 And the king faid unto him, Where And the LORD preserved David whither-is he? And Ziba faid unto the king, Befoever he went. hold he is in the houfe of Machir, the fon of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

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7 And David took the fhields of gold that were on the fervants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerufalem.

8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brafs.

5 Then king David fent, and fetched him out of the houfe of Machir, the fon of Ammiel, from Lodebar.?

6 Now when Mephiboheth, the son of Jonathan, the fon of Saul, was come unto 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard David, he fell on his face, and did reverthat David bad fmitten all the hoft of ence. And David faid, Mephibofheth. Hadadezer, And he anfwered, Behold thy fervant I 7 q And David faid unto him, Fear

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not; for I will furely fhew thee kindnefs | children of Ammon fent and hired the

for Jonathan thy father's fake, and will reftore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

8 And he bowed himfelf, and said, What is thy fervant, that thou fhouldest look upon fuch a dead dog as I am?

9 Then the king called to Ziba. Saul's! fervant, and faid unto him, I have given unto thy mafter's fon all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house.

Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thoufand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ifhtob twelve thousand men.

7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty

men.

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 Žoba, and of Rehob, and Ifhtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

10 Thou, therefore, and thy fons. and thy fervants, fhall til the land for him, and thou fhalt bring in the fruits,that thy 9 When Joab faw that the front of the mafter's fon may have food to eat but battle was against him before and behind, -Mephibofheth thy mafter's fon fhal eat he chofe of all the choice men of Ifrael,and bread alway at myftable. Now Ziba had put them in array against the Syrians : fifteen fons and twenty fervants. 10 And the reft of the people he deliv11 Then faid Ziba unto the king, Ac-ered into the hand of Abishai his brother, cording to all that my lord the king hath that he might put them in array again✩ commanded his fervant, fo thall thy fer- the children of Ammon. vant do. As for Mephibosheth faid the king, he fhall eat at my table, as one of the king's fons.

12 And Mephibofheth had a young fon, whofe name was Micah. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were fervants unto Mephibofheth.

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

1 David's messengers fent to comfort Hanux, are dilgracefully treated. 6, 15 The Ammonites and Syrians are over

come.

11 And he said, If the Syrians be too ftrong for me, then thou shalt help me : but if the children of Ammon be too ftrong for thee, then I will come and help thee."

12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which feemeth him good.

13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians; and they fled before him.

14 And when the children of Ammon faw that the Syrians were fled, then AND it came to pafs after this, that the fled they also before Abishai and enterking of the children of Ammon died, and ed into the city. So Joab returned from Hanun his fon_reigned in his ftead. the children of Animon, and came to 2 Then faid David, I will hew kind-Jerufalem.

nefs unto Hanun the fon of Nahafh, as 15 And when the Syrians faw tha his father fhewed kindness unto me. And they were fmitten before Ifrael,they gath David fent to comfort him by the hand ered themselves together.

of his fervants for his father. And Da- 16 And Hadarezer fent, and brought vid's fervants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

3 And the princes of the children of Ammon faid unto Hanun their lord, Thinkeft thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath fent comforters unto thee? Hath not David rather fent his fervants unto thee, to fearch the city, and to fpy it out, and to overthrow it?

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

out the Syrians that were beyond the river and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

17 And when it was to'd David, he gathered all Ifrael together, and paffed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians fet themfelves in array against David, and fought with him.

18 And the Syrians fled before Ifrael; and David flew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and finote Shobach the captain of their hoft, who died there.

5 When they told it unto David, he ht to meet them, because the men were 19 And when all the kings that were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tar-fervants to Hadarezer faw that they were ry at fericho until your beards be grown, fmitten before Ifrael, they made peace with Ifrael and ferved them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

and then return.

6 And when the children of Ammon faw that they ftank before David, the

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David committerb adultery.

CHAP. XI.

Chap. xi. Uriab is fain. 275 that David wrote a letter to Joab, and 1 Joab befiegerb Rabbah. 2David commit- fent it by the hand of Uriah. terb adultery with Battfbeba. 16 Uriabi 15 And he wrote in the letter, faying, Aain.27 Davidtaketh Ba:tsbeba to wife. Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest AND it came to pafs, after the year battle, and retire ye from him, that he was expired, at the time when kings go may be fmitten, and die forth to battle, that David fent Joab, and his fervants with him, and all Ifrael; and they destroyed the children of Ammon and befieged Rabbah. But David tarried fill at Jerufalem.

16 ¶ And it came to pafs when Joab ob. ferved the city, that he affigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

17 And the men of the city went out, 2¶ And it came to pafs in an evening- and fought with Joab: and there fell fome tide, that David arofe from off his bed, of the people of the fervants of David; and walked upon the roof of the king's and Uriah the Hittite died alfo. houfe: and from the roof he faw a woman 18 Then Joab fent and told David all wathing herself; and the woman was very the things concerning, the war; beautiful to look upon. 19 And charged the meffenger, faying,

3 And David fent and inquired after When thou haft made an end of telling the woman. And one laid Is not this the matters of the war unto the king, Baththeba the daughter of Eliam, the 20 And if fo be that the king's wrath wife of Uriah the Hittite? arite, and he fay unto thee, Wherefore

And David fent meffengers, and approached ye fo nigh unto the city when took her; and the came in unto him, and ye did fight? Knew ye not that they he lay with her; for he was purified would shoot from the wall? from her uncleannefs: and the returned 21 Who fmote Abimelech the son of unto her house. Jerubbeheth? Did not a woman caft a

5 And the woman conceived, and fent piece of a millione upon him from the and told David, and faid, I am with child.wall, that he died in Thebez? Why went 6 And David fent to Joab, Jay ng, ye nigh the wall? Then lay thou, thy ferSend me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab vant Uriah the Hittite is dead alfo. fent Uriah to David.

7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of bim how Jeab did, and how the people did, and how the war profpered.

8 And David faid to Uriah, Go down to thy houfe, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's houfe, and there followed him a meis of meat from the king.

9 But Uriah flept at the door of the king's houfe with all the fervants of his lord, and went not down to his house

22 So the meffenger went, and came and thewed David all that Joab had fent jhim for.

23 And the meffenger faid 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 fhooters fhot from off the wall upon thy fervants; and fome of the king's fervants be dead, and thy fervant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

25 Then David said unto the messenger, 10 And when they had told David,fay-Thus thalt thou fay unto Joab, Let not ing, Uriah went not down unto his houfe, this thing difpleafe thee, for the fword David faid unto Uriah, Cameft thou not devoureth one as well as another: make from tby journey? Why then didit thou thy battle more strong against the city,and not go down unto thine houfe ? overthrow it: and encourage thou him. 11 And Uriah faid unto David, he 26 And when the wife of Uriah heard ark, and Ifrael, and Judah, abide in that Üriah her husband was dead, the tents; and my lord Joab, and the fervants mourned for her husband. of my lord, are encamped in the open 27 And when the mourning was paft, fields; Shall I then go into mine houfe, David fent and fetched her to his houfe, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my and the became his wife, and bare him a wife Asthou liveft, and as thy foul liv-fon But the thing that David had done eth, I will not do this thing. difpleafed the LORD.

12 And David faid to Uriah, Tarry here today alfo, and tomorrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerufalem that day, and the morrow.

13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk; and at even he went our to lie on his bed with the fervants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 14 And it came to pass in the morning,

CHAP. XII.

1 Nathan's parable. 7 He applieth the parable to David, who confefferb his fin. 24 Solomon is born. 26 Rabbah is taken. AND the LORD fent Nathan unto Da

vid. And he came unto him, and faid unto him. There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

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Solomon is born." 8 But the poor man had nothing, fave 17 And the elders of his house arofe, one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and went to him, to raise him np from the and nourished up and it grew up togeth-earth: but he would not, neither did he er with him, and with his children; it eat bread with them. did eat of his own meat, and drank of his] own cup, and lay in his bofom, and was unto him as a daughter.

4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he fpared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to drefs for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dreffed it for the man that was come to him.

18 And it came to pafs on the seventh day,that the child died. And the fervants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they faid, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we fpake 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?

19 But when David faw that his fervants whispered, David perceived that the 5 And David's anger was greatly kin-child was dead; therefore David faid un dled against the man; and he faid to Na- to his fervants, Is the child dead? And than, As the LORD liveth, the man that they faid, He is dead. hath done this thing fhall furely die:

0 Then David arofe from the earth, 6 And he hall restore the lamb four-and wathed, and anointed himself, and fold, because he did this thing, and be-changed his apparel, and came into the caufe he had no pity. houfe of the LORD and worshipped: then he came to his own houfe; and when he required, they fet bread before him, and he did eat.

7¶ And Nathan faid to David, Thou art the man. Thus faith the LORD God of Ifrael, I anointed thee king over Ifrael, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

8 And I gave thee thy mafter's houfe, and thy mafter's wives into thy bofom, and gave thee the houfe of Ifrael and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee fuch and fuch things.

9 Wherefore haft thou defpifed the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his fight? Thou haft killed Uriah the I Hittite with the fword, and haft taken his wife to be thy wife, and haft flain him with the word of the children of Ammon. 10 Now, therefore, the fword fhall never depart from thine houfe; because thou halt defpifed me, and haft taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

11 Thus faith the LORD, Behold, I will raife up evil against thee out of thine own houfe, and I will take thy wives before ahine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the fight of this fun.

12 For thou didit it fecretly but will do this thing before all Ifrael, and before the fun.

13 And David faid unto Nathan, I have finned against the LORD. And Nathan faid unto David, The LORD alfo hath put away thy fin: thou shalt not die.

21 Then faid his fervants unto him, What thing is this that thou haft done? Thou didst faft and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didft rife and eat bread.

22 And he faid, While the child was yet alive, I fafted and wept for I faid, Who can tell whether God will be gra. cious to me, that the child may live?

23 But now he is dead, Wherefore fhould faft? Can I bring him back again? I fhall go to him, but he thall not return to me. 24 And David comforted Baththeba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her and the bare a fon, and he called his nanie Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

25 And he fent 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 city.

27 And Joab fent me ffengers to David, and faid, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

28 Now, therefore, gather the reft of the people together, and encamp againft the city, and take it: left 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.

14 Howbeit, becaufe by this deed thou halt given great occafion to the enemies of the LORD to blafpheme, the child affo 30 And he took their king's crown that is born unto thee shall furely die. from off his head; the weight whereof 15 And Nathan departed unto his was a talent of gold, with the precious houfe. And the LORD ftruck the child ftones: and it was fer on David's head. that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it And he brought forth the spoil of the was very fick. city in great abundance.

16 David therefore befought God for

$1 And he brought forth the people the child; and David fafted, and went in, that were therein, and put them under faws, and under harrows of iron, and

and lay all night upon the earth.

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Amnon loving Tamar,

Chap. xifi

rawisbeth her. La under axes of iron, and made them palshame to go? And as for thee, thou shalt be through the brickkiln and thus did he as one of the fools in Ifrael. Now, thereunto all the cities of the children of Am-fore, I pray thee, fpeak unto the king: mon. So David and all the people re-¡for he will not withhold me from thee. turned unto Jerufalem. 14 Howbeit, he would not hearken CHAP. XIII unto her voice; but being stronger than 1 Amnon loving Tamar, ravisbeth her.the, forced her, and lay with her. 15 He bateth her,and turneth her away. 15 Then Amnon hated her exceed. 25 Abf::lom kılleth Amnon,57 and fleeth. ingly; fo that the hatred wherewith he AND it came to pats after this, that hated her was greater than the love Abfalom the fon of Davis had a fair fif- wherewith he had loved her. And Amter, whofe name was Tamar and Amnon non faid unto her, Arife, be gone. the fon of David loved her.

And Amnon was fo vexed, that he fell fick for his fifler Tamar: for the was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

8 But Amnon had a friend whofe name was Jonadab, the fon of Shimeah David's brother and Jonadab was a very fubtil man.

4 And he faid unto him, Why art thou, being the king's fon, lean from day to day Wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon faid unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Abfalom's fifter,

5 And Jonadab faid unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thy felf fick; and when thy father cometh to fee thee, fay unto him, I pray thee, let my fifter Tamar come, and give me meat, and drefs the meat in my fight, that I may fee it, and eat it at her hand.

16 And the faid unto him, I bere is no caufe: this evil in feuding me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto ine. But he would not hearken unto her.

17 Then he called his fervant that minfiftered unto him, and faid. Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

18 And he bad a garment of divers colours upon her; for with fuch robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparaied. Then his fervant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

20 And Abfalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? But hold now thy peace,my fifter: he is thy brother: regard not this thing. 6 So Amnon lay down, and made hiin-So Tamar remained defolate in her brothfelf fick. And when the king was come er Abfalom's house. to fee him, Amnon faid unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my fifter come, and make me a couple of cakes in my fight, that I may eat at her hand.

7 Then David fent home to Tamar, faying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.

21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

22 And Abfalom fpake unto his brother Ammon neither good nor bad for Abfalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his fifter Tamar.

25¶And it came to pafs after two full 8 So Tamar went to her brother Am-years, that Abfalom had theep hearers non's house; and he was laid down. in Baalhazor, which is befide Ephraim And he took flour, and kneaded it, and and Abfalom invited all the king's fons. made cakes in his fight, and did bake the cakes.

9 And he took a pan, and poured them out before him: but he refufed to eat. And Amnon faid, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

10 And Amnon faid unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which he had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her

brother.

11 And when he had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and faid unto her, Come lie with me, my fifter.

12 And the anfwered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me for no fuch thing ought to be done in Ifrael: do not thon this folly.

15 And I, Whither shall I caufe my

24 And Abfalom came to the king, and faid, Behold now, thy fervant hath theep hearers; let the king, I befeech thee, and his fervants go with thy fervant.

25 And the king faid to Abfalom, Nay, my fon, let us not all now go left we be chargeable unto thee. And he preffed him howbeit he would not go, but bleffed him.

26 Then faid Abfalom, If not, 1 pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king faid unto him, Why should he go with thee?

27 But Ablalom preffed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's fons go with him.

28 Now Abfalom had commanded his fervants, faying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I fay unto you, Smite Amnon ; then kill him, fear not; have not I command.

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