David Becomes King of Israel
(1 Chronicles 11.1-3)1 Israel's leaders met with David at Hebron and said, “We are your relatives. 2 Even when Saul was king, you led our nation in battle. And the Lord promised that someday you would rule Israel and take care of us like a shepherd.”
3 During the meeting, David made an agreement with the leaders and asked the Lord to be their witness. Then the leaders poured olive oil on David's head to show that he was now the king of Israel.
4 David was 30 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 40 years. 5 He lived in Hebron for the first seven and a half years and ruled only Judah. Then he moved to Jerusalem, where he ruled both Israel and Judah for 33 years.
How David Captured Jerusalem
(1 Chronicles 11.4-91 14.11 2)6 The Jebusites lived in Jerusalem, and David led his army there to attack them. The Jebusites did not think he could get in, so they told him, “You can't get in here! We could keep you out, even if we couldn't see or walk!”
7-9 David told his troops, “You will have to go up through the water tunnel to get those Jebusites. I hate people like them who can't walk or see.”
That's why there is still a rule that says, “Only people who can walk and see are allowed in the temple.”
David captured the fortress on Mount Zion, then he moved there and named it David's City. He had the city rebuilt, starting with the landfill to the east. 10 David became a great and strong ruler, because the Lord All-Powerful was on his side.
11 King Hiram of Tyre sent some officials to David. Carpenters and stone workers came with them, and they brought cedar logs so they could build David a palace.
12 David knew that the Lord had made him king of Israel and that he had made him a powerful ruler for the good of his people.
David's Sons Born in Jerusalem
(1 Chronicles 14.3-7)13 After David left Hebron and moved to Jerusalem, he married many women from Jerusalem, and he had a lot of children. 14 His sons who were born there were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
David Fights the Philistines
(1 Chronicles 14.8-17)17 The Philistines heard that David was now king of Israel, and they came into the hill country to try and capture him. But David found out and went into his fortress. 18 So the Philistines camped in Rephaim Valley.
19 David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you let me win?”
The Lord told David, “Attack! I will let you win.”
20 David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. Then he said, “I watched the Lord break through my enemies like a mighty flood.” So he named the place “The Lord Broke Through.” 21 David and his troops also carried away the idols that the Philistines had left behind.
22 Some time later, the Philistines came back into the hill country and camped in Rephaim Valley. 23 David asked the Lord what he should do, and the Lord answered:
Don't attack them from the front. Circle around behind and attack from among the balsam trees. 24 Wait until you hear a sound in the treetops like marching troops. Then attack quickly! That sound will mean I have marched out ahead of you to fight the Philistine army.
25 David obeyed the Lord and defeated the Philistines. He even chased them all the way from Geba to the entrance to Gezer.
David ta ningi ohamba yOvaisraeli aveshe
1 Opo nee omapata aeshe Ovaisraeli e uya kuDavid muHebron ndele taa ti: “Tala, fye ekipa loye nonhumba yoye! 2 Nokuli nale fimbo Saul a li ohamba yetu, ove wa li ou ta twala Israel noku mu alula. NOmwene e ku lombwela: ‘Ove u nokulifa ovanhu vange Israel ndele ove u nokuninga ohamba yOvaisraeli.’ ” 3 Osho ngaha hano ovakulunhu aveshe vaIsrael ve uya kohamba muHebron. Nohamba David ya ninga ehangano navo muHebron koshipala shOmwene. Ndele va vaeka David a ninga ehangano navo muHebron koshipala shOmwene. Ndele va vaeka David a ninga ohamba yOvaisraeli. 4 David eshi a ninga ohamba omido daye da li omilongo nhatu. Nokwa pangela omido omilongo nhee. 5 Okwa pangela Juda muHebron omido heyali neehani hamano. Nokwa pangela muJerusalem Israel ashishe naJuda omido omilongo nhatu nanhatu.
David okwa teya Jerusalem
6 Ohamba eshi ya ya novalumenhu vayo kuJerusalem i homone Ovajebusi ovo va kala moshilongo, ovo ova lombwela David ndele tava ti: Ove ito uya mo omu, ndelenee ovapofi noingudu tai ku taataa nokutya: David ite uya mo omu. 7 Ndelenee David okwa kwata ohotemhunda Sion. Osho oshilando shaDavid. 8 Ndele David okwa popya efiku tuu olo ndele ta ti: “Keshe umwe ta dipaa Omujebusi ndele ta fiki fiyo okekungulukilo lomeva, ye ota taataa ovapofi noingudu oyo i yelike komwenyo waDavid!” Onghee hano tava ti: “Ovapofi noingudu itai uya meumbo.”
9 Ndele David a tula mohotemhunda ndele e i luka oshilando shaDavid. Ndele David okwe shi tunga noku shi yadifa neengulu okudja muMillo fiyo omeni lasho. 10 Ndele David a ehena komesho meenghono efimbo alishe, nOmwene Kalunga komatanga ovakwaita a kala pamwe naye.
Ouhamba waDavid nomateyo aye
11 Opo nee Hiram, ohamba yaTirus, ya tuma ovatumwa kuDavid nomiti domisederi, novapangeli novahongi vomamanya, ve mu tungile ongulu. 12 Osho ngaha hano David e shi dimbulukwa nokutya Omwene e mu pameka ohamba yOvaisraeli, nouhamba waye wa tumbala omolwoshiwana shaye Israel. 13 Ndele David eshi a dja muHebron nokwe uya kuJerusalem, okwa kufa vali ovalikadi vaye naava vopomunghulo. Ndele David okwa dalelwa ovana ovamati noukadona. 14 Nomadina aavo ve mu dalelwa muJerusalem oyaa: Sammua naSobab naNatan naSalomo, 15 naJibhar naElishua naNefek naJafia, 16 naElisama naEljada naElifelet.
17 Ndelenee Ovafilisti eshi va uda nokutya, David a vaekwa a ninge ohamba yOvaisraeli, Ovafilisti aveshe va fikama va ka konge David, ndelenee David okwe shi uda nokwa ya kohotemhunda. 18 NOvafilisti ove uya ndele ve lihanena mefilu laRefaim. 19 Opo nee David a pula kOmwene ndele ta ti: “Nandi ka lwife tuu Ovafilisti? Ove oto va yandje tuu meke lange?” Omwene okwe mu nyamukula: “Inda ko; Ame ohandi ke va yandja meke loye.” 20 Opo nee David a ya kuBaal-Perasim, ndele David okwe va taataa ndee ta ti: “Omwene okwa hanauna po ovatondadi vange moipafi yange ngaashi omeva taa panuka.” Onghee hano ye a ifana onhele oyo Baal-Perasim. 21 Ndele Ovafilisti ova fiya po oikalunga yavo, ndele David novanhu vaye ve i kufa po.
22 Ndelenee Ovafilisti ve uya natango ndele ve lihanena mefilu laRefaim. 23 Opo nee David ta pula kOmwene, ndele Omwene ta ti: “Ino ya oku va shakeneka. Va dilila konima yavo, u va dje kombinga yomiti domitaku. 24 Ndele ove ngeenge to udu oikukulo yeemhadi membolongodjo lomiti domitaku, tota hano, osheshi Omwene te ku tetekele komesho a ka denge omatanga Ovafilisti.” 25 Ndele David osho a ninga ngaashi Omwene e mu lombwela, nokwa taataa Ovafilisti okudja muGeba fiyo opopepi naGeser.
