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New Living Translation (NLT)

2 Samuel 5
¹⁰ And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies was with him.
¹¹ Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace.
¹² And David realized that the LORD had confirmed him as king over Israel and had blessed his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
¹³ After moving from Hebron to Jerusalem, David married more concubines and wives, and they had more sons and daughters.
¹⁴ These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
¹⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
¹⁶ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
¹⁷ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, they mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David was told they were coming, so he went into the stronghold.
¹⁸ The Philistines arrived and spread out across the valley of Rephaim.
¹⁹ So David asked the LORD, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The LORD replied to David, “Yes, go ahead. I will certainly hand them over to you.”
²⁰ So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The LORD did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”).