fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on
cymbals.
6 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his handto the ark of God,
and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for hiserror;
and there he died by the ark of God.
8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the
name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.
9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to
me?
10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David
carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and
the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all
that pertainethunto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God
from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he
sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
14 And David danced before the LORD with all hismight; and David wasgirded with a linen
ephod.
15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with
the sound of the trumpet.
16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked
through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him
in her heart.
17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the
tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings
before the LORD.
18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he
blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
19 And he dealt among all the people, evenamong the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the
women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So
all the people departed every one to his house.
20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to
meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day
in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth
himself!
21 And David said unto Michal, It wasbefore the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and
before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will
I play before the LORD.
22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the
maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.
23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round
about from all his enemies;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark
of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that isin thine heart; for the LORD iswith thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to
dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in anyhouse since the time that I brought up the children of Israel
out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the placeswherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any
of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me
an house of cedar?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took
thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of
thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great menthat arein the
earth.
10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may
dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness
afflict them any more, as beforetime,
11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to beover my people Israel, and have caused
thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed
after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with
the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took itfrom Saul, whom I put away
before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall
be established for ever.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto
David.
18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who amI, O Lord GOD? and
what ismy house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy
servant's house for a great while to come. And isthis the manner of man, O Lord GOD?
20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things,
to make thy servant know them.
22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there isnone like thee, neither is there anyGod
beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 And what one nation in the earth islike thy people, evenlike Israel, whom God went to
redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and
terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, fromthe
nations and their gods?
24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to bea people unto thee for ever: and
thou, LORD, art become their God.
25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning
his house, establish itfor ever, and do as thou hast said.
26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts isthe God over Israel: and
let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.
27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build
28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou artthat God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this
goodness unto thy servant:
29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for
ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy
servant be blessed for ever.
1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David
took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even
with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And sothe
Moabites became David's servants, andbrought gifts.
3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border
at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty
thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them foran hundred
chariots.
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of
the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and
brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them
to Jerusalem.
8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much
brass.
9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had
fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Jorambrought
with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had
dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek,
and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David gat hima name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of
salt, beingeighteen thousand men.
14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom
became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his
people.
16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah wasover the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
recorder;
17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, werethe priests; and
Seraiah wasthe scribe;
18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was overboth the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and
David's sons were chief rulers.
1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him
kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 And there wasof the house of Saul a servant whose name wasZiba. And when they had called
him unto David, the king said unto him, Artthou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
3 And the king said, Isthere not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of
