The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 10: 2 Kings: The Challoner Revision
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 10: 2 Kings: The Challoner Revision
Bible. Samuel, 2nd
5:10. And he went on prospering and growing up, and the Lord God of
hosts was with him.
5:11. And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar
trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for
David.
5:12. And David knew that the Lord had confirmed him king over Israel,
and that he had exalted his kingdom over his people Israel.
5:13. And David took more concubines and wives of Jerusalem, after he
was come from Hebron: and there were born to David other sons also and
daughters:
David took more concubines and wives of Jerusalem... Not harlots, but
wives of an inferior condition; for such, in scripture, are styled
concubines.
5:14. And these are the names of them, that were born to him in
Jerusalem, Samua, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
5:15. And Jebahar, and Elisua, and Nepheg,
5:16. And Japhia, and Elisama, and Elioda, and Eliphaleth.
5:17. And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David to be king
over Israel: and they all came to seek David: and when David heard of
it, he went down to a strong hold.
5:18. And the Philistines coming spread themselves in the valley of
Raphaim.
5:19. And David consulted the Lord, Saying: Shall I go up to the
Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said
to David: Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into thy
hand.
5:20. And David came to Baal Pharisim: and defeated them there, and he
said, The Lord hath divided my enemies before me, as waters are divided.
Therefore the name of the place was called Baal Pharisim.
5:21. And they left there their idols: which David and his men took
away.
5:22. And the Philistines came up again and spread themselves into the
valley of Raphaim.
5:23. And David consulted the Lord: Shall I go up against the
Philistines, and wilt thou deliver them into my hands? He answered: Go
not up against them but fetch a compass behind them, and thou shalt come
upon them over against the pear trees.
5:24. And when thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the tops of the
pear trees, then shalt thou join battle: for then will the Lord go out
before thy face to strike the army of the Philistines.
5:25. And David did as the Lord had commanded him, and he smote the
Philistines from Gabaa until thou come to Gezer.
2 Kings Chapter 6
David fetcheth the ark from Cariathiarim. Oza is struck dead for
touching it. It is deposited in the house of Obededom: and from thence
carried to David's house.
6:1. And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel,
thirty thousand.
6:2. And David arose and went, with all the people that were with him of
the men of Juda to fetch the ark of God, upon which the name of the Lord
of Hosts is invoked, who sitteth over it upon the cherubims.
6:3. And they laid the ark of God upon a new cart: and took it out of
the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa, and Oza and Ahio, the sons of
Abinadab, drove the new cart.
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