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And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying, "Unless thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither," thinking, "David cannot come in hither."
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Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (the same is the City of David).
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And David said on that day, "Whosoever getteth up through the gutter and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, who are hated in David's soul, he shall be chief and captain." Therefore they said, "The blind and the lame shall not come into the house."
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So David dwelt in the fortress, and called it the City of David. And David built round about from the Millo and inward.
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And David went on and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
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And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees and carpenters and masons; and they built David a house.
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And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel's sake.
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And David took more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
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And these are the names of those who were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
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Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
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and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.
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But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it and went down to the stronghold.
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The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
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And David inquired 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 surely deliver the Philistines into thine hand."
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And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there and said, "The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters." Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim [that is, The plain of breaches].
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And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
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And the Philistines came up yet again and spread themselves in the Valley of Rephaim.
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And when David inquired of the LORD, He said, "Thou shalt not go up; but pass around behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of moving in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then shall the LORD go out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines."
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And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him, and smote the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.