New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 14

David’s Family Enlarged

1Now HiramH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִיד֒da.VidH1732with cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesוַעֲצֵ֣יva.'a.TzeiH6086,masonsוְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔ירve.cha.ra.Shei KirH2796 H7023and carpentersוְחָרָשֵׁ֖י עֵצִ֑יםve.cha.ra.Shei 'e.TzimH2796 H6086,to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004for him.

2And Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732realizedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had establishedהֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.NoH3559him as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthat his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438was highlyלְמַ֙עְלָה֙le.Ma'.lahH4605exaltedנִשֵּׂ֤אתni.SetH5375,for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Then Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947moreע֛וֹדodH5750wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732becameH3205the fatherוַיּ֧וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of moreע֖וֹדodH5750sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323.

4Theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of the childrenH3205bornH3205to himin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,Shobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727,Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

5Ibharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984,Elishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474,Elpeletוְאֶלְפָּֽלֶט׃ve.'el.Pa.letH467,

6Nogahוְנֹ֥גַהּve.No.gahH5052,Nephegוְנֶ֖פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298,Japhiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309,

7Elishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,Beeliadaוּבְעֶלְיָדָ֖עu.ve.'el.ya.Da'H1182and Elipheletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

Philistines Defeated

8When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732had been anointedנִמְשַׁ֨חnim.ShachH4886kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָל־khol-H3605the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up in searchלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;and Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it and wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out againstלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

9Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430had comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935andmadeH6584a raidוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

10Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of Godבֵּאלֹהִים֙be.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall I goהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.ti.yimH6430?And will You giveוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027?”Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up, for I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֖יםu.ne.ta.TimH5414them into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.”

11So they cameוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to Baal-perazimH1188,and Davidדָּוִיד֒da.VidH1732defeatedוַיַּכֵּ֣םvai.ya.KemH5221them thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;and Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֧יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has brokenH6555throughH6555my enemiesH340by my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027,like the breakthroughכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651they namedקָֽרְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־ka.re.'U shem-H7121 H8034that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal-perazimH1188.

12They abandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;so Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732gaveH559the orderH559and they were burnedוַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּvai.yi.sa.re.FuH8313with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

13The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430madeH6584yetעוֹד֙'OdH5750anotherוַיֹּסִ֤יפוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254raidוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584in the valleyבָּעֵֽמֶק׃ba.'E.mekH6010.

14Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592againע֤וֹדodH5750of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,and Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You shall not goתַֽעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927up afterאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them; circleH5437aroundH5437behindמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔םme.'a.lei.HemH4480 H5921them and comeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935at them in frontמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136of thebalsamהַבְּכָאִֽים׃ha.be.kha.'ImH1057treesH1057.

15It shall be when you hearכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of marchingהַצְּעָדָה֙ha.tze.'a.DahH6807in the topsבְּרָאשֵׁ֣יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the balsamהַבְּכָאִ֔יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057treesH1057,thenאָ֖ז'azH227you shall goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318out to battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֑הva.mil.cha.MahH4421,for Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430will have goneיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318out beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the armyמַחֲנֵ֥הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.”

16Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him, and they struckH5221downH5221the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430fromGibeonמִגִּבְע֖וֹןmi.giv.'onH1391even as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as Gezerגָּֽזְרָה׃Ga.ze.rahH1507.

17Then the fameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776; andthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068broughtנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the fearפַּחְדּ֖וֹpach.DoH6343of him on allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

David’s Family Enlarged

Philistines Defeated

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