歷代志上14:1-17

 

14:1 泰爾王希蘭將香柏木運到大衛那裡，又差遣使者和石匠、木匠給大衛建造宮殿。
14:2 大衛就知道耶和華堅立他作以色列王，又為自己的民以色列，使他的國興旺。
14:3 大衛在耶路撒冷又立后妃，又生兒女。
14:4 在耶路撒冷所生的眾子是沙母亞、朔罷、拿單、所羅門、
14:5 益轄、以利書亞、以法列、
14:6 挪迦、尼斐、雅非亞、
14:7 以利沙瑪、比利雅大、以利法列。
14:8 非利士人聽見大衛受膏作以色列眾人的王，非利士眾人就上來尋索大衛。大衛聽見，就出去迎敵。
14:9 非利士人來了，布散在利乏音谷。
14:10 大衛求問上帝，說：「我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎？你將他們交在我手裡嗎？」耶和華說：「你可以上去，我必將他們交在你手裡。」
14:11 非利士人來到巴力‧毘拉心，大衛在那裡殺敗他們。大衛說：「上帝藉我的手沖破敵人，如同水沖去一般」；因此稱那地方為巴力‧毘拉心。
14:12 非利士人將神像撇在那裡，大衛吩咐人用火焚燒了。
14:13 非利士人又布散在利乏音谷。
14:14 大衛又求問上帝。上帝說：「不要一直地上去，要轉到他們後頭，從桑林對面攻打他們。
14:15 你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要出戰，因為上帝已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊。」
14:16 大衛就遵著上帝所吩咐的，攻打非利士人的軍隊，從基遍直到基色。
14:17 於是大衛的名傳揚到列國，耶和華使列國都懼怕他。

 

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him. ² And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

³ In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters. ⁴ These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁶ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷ Elishama, Beeliada^[a] and Eliphelet.

⁸ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them. ⁹ Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim; ¹⁰ so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”

The Lord answered him, “Go, I will deliver them into your hands.”

¹¹ So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.^{[b] 12} The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.

¹³ Once more the Philistines raided the valley; ¹⁴ so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. ¹⁵ As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” ¹⁶ So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

¹⁷ So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.

 

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    上帝使大衛的政權穩定，又勝過非利士人，名揚國際！