1And all the tribes of Israel went to David in Hebron, saying: “Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.stylus1 Chronicles 11:1, 1 Chronicles 11:3, 1 Chronicles 11:1, 1 Chronicles 11:3, Ephesians 5:302Moreover, yesterday and the day before, when Saul was king over us, you were the one leading out and leading back Israel. Then the Lord said to you, ‘You shall pasture my people Israel, and you shall be the leader over Israel.’ ”stylusMatthew 2:6, Matthew 2:6, Micah 5:4, Micah 5:4, Ezekiel 34:233Also, the elders of Israel went to the king at Hebron, and king David struck a pact with them at Hebron in the sight of the Lord. And they anointed David as king over Israel.stylus2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 2:4, 1 Samuel 23:18, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 23:184David was a son of thirty years, when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for forty years.stylusLuke 3:23, 1 Chronicles 26:31, 1 Chronicles 29:27, Luke 3:23, 1 Chronicles 26:315In Hebron, he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months. Then in Jerusalem, he reigned for thirty-three years over all of Israel and Judah.stylus2 Samuel 2:11, 2 Samuel 2:11, 1 Chronicles 3:4, 1 Chronicles 3:4, 1 Kings 2:116And the king, and all the men who were with him, went away to Jerusalem, to the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land. And it was said to David by them, “You shall not enter here, unless you will take away the blind and the lame, who say, ‘David shall not enter here.’ ”stylusJudges 1:8, Judges 1:8, Judges 1:21, 1 Chronicles 11:4, 1 Chronicles 11:97But David seized the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.stylus1 Kings 2:10, 1 Kings 2:10, 2 Samuel 6:12, 2 Samuel 6:16, 2 Samuel 6:128For David had proposed, on that day, a reward to him who had struck the Jebusites and who had reached to the gutters of the rooftops, and who had taken away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David. Therefore, it is said in the proverb, “The blind and the lame shall not enter into the temple.”stylus1 Chronicles 11:6, 1 Chronicles 11:9, 1 Chronicles 11:6, 1 Chronicles 11:9, 1 Samuel 17:259Then David lived in the stronghold, and he called it: the City of David. And he built it up on all sides, from Millo and inward.stylus1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:24, 1 Kings 9:15, 1 Kings 9:24, 2 Chronicles 32:510And he advanced, prospering and increasing, and the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.stylus2 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 3:1, Psalms 46:11, Romans 8:31, Psalms 46:1111Also, Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, with cedar wood, and with builders of wood and builders of stone, in order to make walls. And they built a house for David.stylus1 Chronicles 14:1, 1 Chronicles 14:1, 1 Kings 5:1, 1 Kings 5:2, 1 Kings 5:112And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him as king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.stylus2 Samuel 7:16, 2 Samuel 7:16, 1 Kings 10:9, 1 Kings 10:9, 1 Chronicles 14:213Then David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he had arrived from Hebron. And other sons as well as daughters were born to David.stylus1 Chronicles 3:9, 1 Chronicles 3:9, Deuteronomy 17:17, Deuteronomy 17:17, 2 Chronicles 11:1814And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,stylus1 Chronicles 3:5, 1 Chronicles 3:9, 1 Chronicles 3:5, 1 Chronicles 3:9, 2 Samuel 12:2415and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Nepheg,stylus1 Chronicles 14:5, 1 Chronicles 3:6, 1 Chronicles 14:5, 1 Chronicles 3:616and Japhia, and Elishama, and Eliada, and Elipheleth.stylus1 Chronicles 3:8, 1 Chronicles 14:7, 1 Chronicles 3:8, 1 Chronicles 14:717Then the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel. And they all ascended, so that they might seek David. And when David had heard of it, he descended to a stronghold.stylus2 Samuel 23:14, 2 Samuel 23:14, 1 Chronicles 11:16, 1 Chronicles 14:8, 1 Chronicles 14:918Now the Philistines, arriving, spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.stylusJoshua 15:8, Joshua 15:8, Joshua 17:15, Genesis 14:5, 2 Samuel 23:1319And David consulted the Lord, saying: “Shall I ascend to the Philistines? And will you give them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David: “Ascend. For I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.”stylus2 Samuel 2:1, 2 Samuel 2:1, 1 Kings 22:15, 1 Kings 22:23, 1 Samuel 23:220Therefore, David went to Baal-perazim. And he struck them there. And he said, “The Lord has divided my enemies before me, just as the waters are divided.” Because of this, the name of that place was called Baal-perazim.stylusIsaiah 28:21, Isaiah 28:2121And in that place they left behind their graven images, which David and his men took away.stylusDeuteronomy 7:5, 1 Chronicles 14:11, 1 Chronicles 14:12, Deuteronomy 7:5, 1 Chronicles 14:1122And the Philistines continued still, so that they ascended and spread themselves out in the Valley of Rephaim.stylus1 Chronicles 14:13, 1 Kings 20:22, 2 Samuel 5:18, 1 Chronicles 14:13, 1 Kings 20:2223Then David consulted the Lord, “Shall I ascend against the Philistines, and will you deliver them into my hands?” And he responded: “You shall not ascend against them; instead, circle behind their back. And you shall come to them from the side opposite the balsam trees.stylus1 Chronicles 14:14, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:7, Matthew 9:29, Matthew 9:3024And when you hear the sound of something going forth from the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall begin the battle. For then the Lord will go forth, before your face, so that he may strike the army of the Philistines.”stylus2 Kings 7:6, 2 Kings 7:6, Judges 4:14, Judges 4:14, Judges 7:1525And so, David did just as the Lord had instructed him. And he struck down the Philistines, from Gibeon until you arrive at Gezer.stylus1 Chronicles 14:16, 1 Chronicles 14:16, Isaiah 28:21, Joshua 16:10, Isaiah 28:21