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Rh unto this day. And David was afraid of God that day, saying: 'How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?' So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had.

And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house. And David perceived that the had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake.

And David took more wives at Jerusalem; and David begot more sons and daughters. And these are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon; and Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpelet; and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia; and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

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 to meet them. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim. And David inquired of God, saying: 'Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt Thou deliver them into my hand?' And the said unto him: 'Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.' So they came up to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there; and David said: 'God hath broken mine enemies by my hand, like the breach of waters.' Therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. And they left their gods there; and David gave commandment, and they were burned with fire.

And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him: 'Thou shalt not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees. And it shall be, when thou hearest the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle; for God is gone out before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.' And David did as God commanded him; and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer. And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the brought the fear of him upon all nations.

And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said: 'None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for them hath the chosen to carry the ark of the, and to minister unto Him for ever.' And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the  unto its place, which he had prepared for it. And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites; of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty; of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty; of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty; of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred; of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren