¹Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

¹推羅王助大衛建造宮殿（撒下5:11~12）推羅王希蘭派使者來見大衛，給他送上香柏木、石匠和木匠，要為他建造宮殿。

²And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

²那時，大衛知道耶和華已經堅立他作王統治以色列，又為了以色列民的緣故，使他的國高舉。

³And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.

³大衛在耶路撒冷所生的兒子（撒下5:13~16）大衛在耶路撒冷又娶了多位妻子，並且生了很多兒女。

⁴Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

⁴以下這些就是他在耶路撒冷所生的孩子的名字：沙母亞、朔罷、拿單、所羅門、

⁵And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,

⁵益轄、以利書亞、以法列、

⁶And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

⁶挪迦、尼斐、雅非亞、

⁷And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

⁷以利沙瑪、以利雅大和以利法列。

⁸And 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.

⁸大衛兩次戰勝非利士人（撒下5:17~25）非利士人聽見了大衛受膏作王統治以色列人，就全體上來搜尋大衛；大衛聽見了，就出來迎擊他們。

⁹And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

⁹非利士人來到，侵進了利乏音谷。

¹⁰And David inquired 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.

¹⁰大衛求問　神說：“我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎？你把他們交在我手裡嗎？”耶和華對他說：“你可以上去，我必把他們交在你的手裡。”

¹¹So they came up to Baalperazim; 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 Baalperazim.

¹¹非利士人上到巴力．毗拉心來，大衛在那裡擊敗了他們。大衛說：“　神藉著我擊潰我的敵人，好像水沖破堤岸一般。”因此他們給那地方起名叫巴力．毗拉心。

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

¹²非利士人把他們的神像遺棄在那裡，大衛吩咐人用火把它們燒了。

¹³And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

¹³非利士人又再入侵那山谷。

¹⁴Therefore David inquired 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.

¹⁴大衛又求問　神，　神對他說：“不可在後面追趕他們，要繞過他們，從桑林對面攻打他們。

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵你一聽見桑林樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要出戰，因為　神已經在你前面出去擊殺非利士人的軍隊了。”

¹⁶David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

¹⁶於是大衛照著　神所吩咐他的去作，他們攻擊非利士人的軍隊，從基遍起，一直攻打到基色。

¹⁷And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

¹⁷因此大衛的名聲傳遍各地，耶和華使萬國都懼怕他。