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Before long, the king made himself at home and GOD gave him peace from all his enemies.

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After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

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Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies all around,

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When the LORD had brought peace to the land and King David was settled in his palace,

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Then one day King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am, comfortable in a luxurious house of cedar, and the Chest of God sits in a plain tent."

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he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."

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that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains."

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David summoned Nathan the prophet. "Look!" David said. "Here I am living in this beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out in a tent!"

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Nathan told the king, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it. GOD is with you."

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Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you."

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Then Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you."

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Nathan replied, "Go ahead and do what you have in mind, for the LORD is with you."

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But that night, the word of GOD came to Nathan saying,

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That night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying:

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But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

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But that same night the LORD said to Nathan,

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"Go and tell my servant David: This is GOD's word on the matter: You're going to build a "house' for me to live in?

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"Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?

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"Go and tell My servant David, "Thus says the LORD: "Would you build a house for Me to dwell in?

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"Go and tell my servant David, `This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a temple to live in?

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Why, I haven't lived in a "house' from the time I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt till now. All that time I've moved about with nothing but a tent.

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I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling.

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For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle.

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I have never lived in a temple, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until now. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another.

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And in all my travels with Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, "Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?'

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Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'

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Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?""

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And I have never once complained to Israel's leaders, the shepherds of my people Israel. I have never asked them, "Why haven't you built me a beautiful cedar temple?"'

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"So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies has this word for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging along after sheep, and made you prince over my people Israel.

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"Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture and from following the flock to be ruler over my people Israel.

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Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel.

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"Now go and say to my servant David, `This is what the LORD Almighty says: I chose you to lead my people Israel when you were just a shepherd boy, tending your sheep out in the pasture.

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I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down before you. Now I'm making you famous, to be ranked with the great names on earth.

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I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men of the earth.

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And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

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I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies. Now I will make your name famous throughout the earth!

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And I'm going to set aside a place for my people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not be knocked around any more. Nor will evil men afflict you as they always have,

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And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning

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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; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,

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And I have provided a permanent homeland for my people Israel, a secure place where they will never be disturbed. It will be their own land where wicked nations won't oppress them as they did in the past,

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even during the days I set judges over my people Israel. Finally, I'm going to give you peace from all your enemies. "Furthermore, GOD has this message for you: GOD himself will build you a house!

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and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies. "'The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you:

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since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD tells you that He will make you a house.

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from the time I appointed judges to rule my people. And I will keep you safe from all your enemies. "`And now the LORD declares that he will build a house for you--a dynasty of kings!

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When your life is complete and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child, your own flesh and blood, to succeed you, and I'll firmly establish his rule.

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When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

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"When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

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For when you die, I will raise up one of your descendants, and I will make his kingdom strong.

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He will build a house to honor me, and I will guarantee his kingdom's rule permanently.

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He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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He is the one who will build a house--a temple--for my name. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

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I'll be a father to him, and he'll be a son to me. When he does wrong, I'll discipline him in the usual ways, the pitfalls and obstacles of this mortal life.

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I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men.

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I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

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I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he sins, I will use other nations to punish him.

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But I'll never remove my gracious love from him, as I removed it from Saul, who preceded you and whom I most certainly did remove.

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But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

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But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

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But my unfailing love will not be taken from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed before you.

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Your family and your kingdom are permanently secured. I'm keeping my eye on them! And your royal throne will always be there, rock solid."

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Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.'"

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And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.""'

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Your dynasty and your kingdom will continue for all time before me, and your throne will be secure forever.'"

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Nathan gave David a complete and accurate account of everything he heard and saw in the vision.

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Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

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According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

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So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the LORD had said.

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King David went in, took his place before GOD, and prayed: "Who am I, my Master GOD, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life?

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Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

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Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said: "Who am I, O Lord GOD? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

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Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, "Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

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But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master GOD!

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And as if this were not enough in your sight, O Sovereign LORD, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant. Is this your usual way of dealing with man, O Sovereign LORD?

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And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord GOD; and You have also spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come. Is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

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And now, Sovereign LORD, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving me a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign LORD?

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What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master GOD, just as I am.

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"What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Sovereign LORD.

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Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord GOD, know Your servant.

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What more can I say? You know what I am really like, Sovereign LORD.

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You've done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are--out of your very heart!-but you've let me in on it.

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For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.

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For Your word's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them.

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For the sake of your promise and according to your will, you have done all these great things and have shown them to me.

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"This is what makes you so great, Master GOD! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears.

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"How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.

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Therefore You are great, O Lord GOD. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

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"How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you--there is no other God. We have never even heard of another god like you!

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And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique in the earth, whom God set out to redeem for himself (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt?

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And who is like your people Israel-the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

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And who is like Your people, like Israel, the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name--and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land--before Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods?

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What other nation on earth is like Israel? What other nation, O God, have you redeemed from slavery to be your own people? You made a great name for yourself when you rescued your people from Egypt. You performed awesome miracles and drove out the nations and gods that stood in their way.

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You established for yourself a people--your very own Israel!-your people permanently. And you, GOD, became their God.

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You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, O LORD, have become their God.

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For You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; and You, LORD, have become their God.

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You made Israel your people forever, and you, O LORD, became their God.

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"So now, great GOD, this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you've promised!

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"And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,

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"Now, O LORD God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said.

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"And now, O LORD God, do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever.

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Then your reputation will flourish always as people exclaim, "The GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will remain sure and solid in your watchful presence.

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so that your name will be great forever. Then men will say, 'The LORD Almighty is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will be established before you.

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So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, "The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel.' And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

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And may your name be honored forever so that all the world will say, `The LORD Almighty is God over Israel!' And may the dynasty of your servant David be established in your presence.

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For you, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, "I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you.

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"O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build a house for you.' So your servant has found courage to offer you this prayer.

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For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, "I will build you a house.' Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.

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"O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, I have been bold enough to pray this prayer because you have revealed that you will build a house for me--an eternal dynasty!

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"And now, Master GOD, being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me,

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O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

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"And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

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For you are God, O Sovereign LORD. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to me, your servant.

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please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master GOD! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"

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Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever."

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Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever."

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And now, may it please you to bless me and my family so that our dynasty may continue forever before you. For when you grant a blessing to your servant, O Sovereign LORD, it is an eternal blessing!"

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In the days that followed, David struck hard at the Philistines--brought them to their knees and took control of the countryside.

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In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.

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After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

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After this, David subdued and humbled the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest city.

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He also fought and defeated Moab. He chose two-thirds of them randomly and executed them. The other third he spared. So the Moabites fell under David's rule and were forced to bring tribute.

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David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.

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Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute.

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David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David's servants and brought him tribute money.

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On his way to restore his sovereignty at the River Euphrates, David next defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob the king of Zobah.

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Moreover, David fought Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control along the Euphrates River.

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David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the River Euphrates.

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David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

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He captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand infantry. He hamstrung all the chariot horses, but saved back a hundred.

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David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

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David took from him one thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.

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David captured seventeen hundred charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Then he crippled all but one hundred of the chariot horses.

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When the Arameans from Damascus came to the aid of Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.

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When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

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When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.

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When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help Hadadezer, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.

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David set up a puppet government in Aram-Damascus. The Arameans became subjects of David and were forced to bring tribute. GOD gave victory to David wherever he marched.

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He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

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Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought tribute. So the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

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Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David's subjects and brought him tribute money. So the LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

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David plundered the gold shields that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

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David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

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And David took the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

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David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers to Jerusalem,

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He also looted a great quantity of bronze from Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer.

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From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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Also from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

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along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer's cities of Tebah and Berothai.

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Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down the entire army of Hadadezer.

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When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

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When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

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When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the army of Hadadezer,

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So he sent his son Joram to King David to greet and congratulate him for fighting and defeating them, for Toi and Hadadezer were old enemies. He brought with him gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

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he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze.

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then Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.

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he sent his son Joram to congratulate David on his success. Hadadezer and Toi had long been enemies, and there had been many wars between them. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

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King David consecrated these along with the silver and gold from all the nations he had conquered

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King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:

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King David also dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued--

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King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had set apart from the other nations he had subdued--

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-from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and from Amalek, along with the plunder from Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.

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Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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from Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek--and from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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David built a victory monument on his return from defeating the Arameans. Abishai son of Zeruiah fought and defeated the Edomites in the Salt Valley. Eighteen thousand of them were killed.

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And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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And David made himself a name when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

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So David became very famous. After his return he destroyed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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David set up a puppet government in Edom, and the Edomites became subjects under David. GOD gave David victory wherever he marched.

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He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

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He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

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He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. This was another example of how the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

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Thus David ruled over all of Israel. He ruled well--fair and evenhanded in all his duties and relationships.

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David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

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So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.

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David reigned over all Israel and was fair to everyone.

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Joab son of Zeruiah was head of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was clerk;

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Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

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Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

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Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

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Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;

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Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;

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Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

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Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.

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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; And David's sons were priests.

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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were royal advisers.

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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.

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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king's bodyguard. David's sons served as priestly leaders.