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So David took the strong tower for his living-place, naming it the town of David. And David took in hand the building of the town all round, starting from the Millo.
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And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.
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And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David, with cedar-trees and woodworkers and stoneworkers: and they made David a house.
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And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.
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And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.
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These are the names of those whose birth took place in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon
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And Ibhar and Elishua and Nepheg and Japhia
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And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet.
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And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over Israel, they all went up in search of David; and David, hearing of it, went down to the strong place.
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And when the Philistines came, they went in every direction in the valley of Rephaim.
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And David, desiring directions from the Lord, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? will you give them up into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up, for I will certainly give up the Philistines into your hands.