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title: 1 Chronicles 14
slug: kjv/1-chronicles-14
createdAt: 2024-08-18T02:56:16.884Z
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**1 **Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. **2 **And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.

**3 **And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. **4 **Now these *are* the names of *his* children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, **5 **And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, **6 **And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, **7 **And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

**8 **And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard *of it*, and went out against them. **9 **And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. **10 **And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. **11 **So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim. **12 **And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

**13 **And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. **14 **Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. **15 **And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, *that* then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. **16 **David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. **17 **And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.