9 S0 David dwelt in the fort, and called it, The city of Dav:d : and David built round about from Mil'o «, and inward.
u Which ſeems ro have been ſome large and well fortified Buil- ding, Juag 9: 6: 2 Chron: 3:5. adjoyning, or near to the wall of the City of Zion.
10 4 And David f went on, and grew great x, and the LORD God of hoſts was with him,
x In Reputation and Power.
11 Ard * Hiram king of Tyre ſent meſſengers to David, and cedar-tiees y, and carpenters, and f ma- {ons z, and they built. David an houſe.
y For Lebanon, which was famous for its Cedars, was, a great
part of it in his Dominion. z For. the Tyrians were excellent Artiſts and Workmen 3 as both Sacred and Profane Writers agree,
12 And David perceived a, that the LOR D had eſtabliſhed him king over Hrael, and that he had ex- alted his kingdom for his people Ifraels ſake.
a By refleQing upon the Promites which Ged had made him and the conſtant courte of God's Providence favouring him.
13 © Ard * David took him moe concubines and wives b out of Jeruſalem, after he was come frem He- bron, and theie were yet ſons ard daughters born to David. :
b This may well be reckon'd among Pavid's Miſcarriages, the multiplication of Wives being expriefly forbidden to the King, Deut; 17: 17. The ule of it icems to have been his pollicy, that hereby he might enlarge his Family, and ſtrengthen his Intereſt by Alliances with ſo meny- conſiderable tamilies. And the number of Wives being not limited, Deut; 19. he might conceive this was no Tranſgrefſion of that Law.
14 And * theſe be the names of thoſe that were born unto him in Jeruſalem : || Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.
15 Ibhar alſo, and || Eliſhua, and Nepheg, and Japbiah : _
16 Ard Eliiſhama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
17 © * But when the Philiſtnes heard that they had arointed Lavid king over Iſrael c, all the Philiſtines came up to ſeek Dovid 4, and David heard of it, and went down to the hold e. ,
c Whilft the Civil War laſted between the Houſes of Saul and David, they wiſely forbore all Hoſtilities, and left them to tear out one anothers Bowels, that afterwards they might make a more caſjie Conqueſt of borh. But that being ended, and all united un- der Dewi, they beſtir themſelves. a To find him out, and fight againſt h\m. and cut him off now in the Infancy of his Kingdom. Whereby they give David a juſt occaſion to fight againſt them for his own neceffary Defence,and acquit him from any note of Ingra- titude, in oppoſing them who had formerly exercited kindneſs and hoſpitality to him. Though indeed Davia's Obligations were in a manner Wholly to Achiſh, who ſeems to be dead at this time, there being no mention of him. e To ſome fortified place to wkich his People might conventently reſort from all places, and where he might intrench his Army, and which lay towards the Phil:ſtines.
18 The Philiſtines alſo came and ſpread themſelves in the valley of Rephaim f.
f Or, of the Giants : which lay Weſtward from Jeruſalem, and ſo was the ready way to Jeruſalem, which it ſeems they deſigned to take.
19. And David enquired of the LORD, ſaying,Shall I go up to the Philiſtines ? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand ? and the LORD ſaid unto David, Go up: for I will doubtleſs deliver thee Philiſtines into thine hand.
20 And David came to * Baal-perazim g, and Da- vid ſmote them there, and faid, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters h. that place || Baal-perazim.
g Whither the Philiſtines were come from the Valley of Rephaim, 1 Chron. 14- 11. hþ As Floods or Rivers of Waters, which break the Banks, aud overflow a Land, and overtyra all that ſtands in their way,
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21 C And there they left their images z, and David and his men * [| burnt them &. |
; Which they ſeem to have brought into the Field to Fight for them, 25 the 1jraelites had formerly done the Ark. k As God had commanded, Deut. 7. 5.
22 And the Philiſtines came up yet again /, and ſpread themſelves in the valley of Rephaim.
k Doubtleſs with greater Force, as thoſe that faw their All lay ar ſtake. oY 23 And when David enquired of the L O R D, he ſ:id, Thou ſhalt not go up > : but fetch a compals be- hind them, and come upon them over againſt the mul-
, bery-trees ».
*, Chron: 13: F, 6. | Or, or! #/:1< the mme,even the name of the
m To wit, dire&ly againſt them,as the following words explain it. » Where they lealt expe@ thee ; God's Purpoites and Pronules do not exclude Mens juſt endeavours, but require them.
25 And let ic be when thou heareſt the ſound of a going 0 in the tops of the muibery-trees, that then thou thalt beſtir thy telf p: for then ſhall the LORD go our
before thee, to {mire the hoſt of the Philiſtines.
o A noiſe as it were of Perſons walking upon the tops of them, which I ſhall cauſe ; and by this ſign, both thou ſhalr be aſſured that I am coming to help thee ; and the Philifines ſhall be affright- <d and amuſed, and nor perceive the noiſe of thy Army,untilthou arr upon them. p Do thor: fall upon them.
25 And David did fo, as the LORD bad comman- ded him, and ſmote the Philiſtines from Geba, until thou come to Gazer 9g. |
q They followed their Vi&ory,and purſued them to their own Borders, in which Gazer was, as Joſephus relates.
CHAP V4 David fercheth the Ark with much People, and great joy out of the Houle of Abina«ab, 1,»—-— $5. Uzxa laying hold of the Ark is ſlain of
God : David is grieved : Carries the Ark imo the Ho::ſe of Obed-Edom,
whom God bl: ſeth for its ſake, 6, --—-— 11. Davvid bringeth the Ark
into Zim with Sacrifices : Danceth before it : For which Michal diſpiſ- eth him, 12, -—-— 16. They place it in a Tabernacle : He offereth
to God ; Bleſſith the Pevple : Giveth them Preſents, 19,+—— 19.
Michal repr'ving David : He anſwereth her ; She is Childleſs ro her
Death, 29 -==-23.
Gain David gathered together all :he choſen mer of Trae! a, thirty thouſand,
a The ſtouteſt,and valianteſt Men in his Army and Land;leſt the-