and made him king over the land of Gilead, and over Thasiri, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

Ishbosheth, Saul's son [was] forty years old when he reigned over Israel; and he reigned two years, but not over the house of Judah, who followed David.

And there was war for a long time between the house of Saul and the house of David; and the house of David grew continually stronger; but the house of Saul grew continually weaker.

And all the tribes of Israel came to David to Hebron, and they said to him, Behold, we [are] your bone and your flesh.

And all the elders of Israel come to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over all Israel.

Seven years and six months he reigned in Hebron over Judah, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Judah in Jerusalem.

And David first took hold of Zion (that [is], the City of David).

Him God has exalted to His right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before Him.

For the kingdom is the Lord's; and He is the governor of the nations.

Moab is the caldron of My hope; over Edom will I cast My sandal; the Philistines are made subject to Me.

And all the tribes of Israel came to David to Hebron, and they said to him, Behold, we [are] your bone and your flesh.

And all the elders of Israel come to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord; and they anointed David king over all Israel.

Seven years and six months he reigned in Hebron over Judah, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Judah in Jerusalem.

And David first took hold of Zion (that [is], the City of David).

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and it was called the City of David, and he built the city itself round about from the citadel, and [he built] his own house.

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone masons; and they built a house for David.

And David took again wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron: and David had still more sons and daughters born to him.

Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,

And the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel; and all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

And David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You deliver them into my hands? And the Lord said to David, Go up, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.

And they left their gods there, and David and his men took them.

And David inquired of the Lord. And the Lord said, You shall not go up to meet them: turn from them, and you shall meet them near the Place of Weeping.

And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Gibeon as far as the land of Gezer.

And it came to pass after this, that David attacked the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.

Then David attacked Hadadezer the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to extend his power to the River Euphrates.

And Syria of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David struck down twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.

And David took the golden bracelets which were on the servants of Hadadezer king of Zobah, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Susakim king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon.

And Toi the king of Hemath heard that David had defeated all the armies of Hadadezer.

And these King David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and with the gold which he consecrated out of all the cities which he conquered,

And David made [himself] a name. And when he returned he struck Edom in Gebelem to [the number of] eighteen thousand.

And David reigned over all Israel: and David brought about judgment and justice over all his people.

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, [were] priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe,

And it came to pass after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, [Is it] to honor your father before you that David has sent comforters to you? Has not David rather sent his servants to you that they should search the city, and spy it out and examine it?

And they brought David word concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly dishonored. And the king said, Remain in Jericho till your beards have grown, and [then] you shall return.

And David heard, and sent Joab and all of his army, [even] the mighty men.

And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him from that which was opposed in front and from behind, and he chose out [some] of all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array against Syria.

And he said, If Syria is too strong for me, then shall you help me: and if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then will we be ready to help you.

And Joab and his people with him advanced to battle against Syria, and they fled from before him.

And the Syrians saw that they were defeated before Israel, and they gathered themselves together.

And it was reported to David, and he gathered all Israel and went over the Jordan, and came to Helam; and the Syrians set the battle in array against David, and fought with him.

And all the kings [who were] servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, and they went over to Israel, and served them: and Syria was afraid to help the children of Ammon anymore.

And You shall deliver me from the striving of the peoples, You shall keep me [to be] the head of the Gentiles:; a people which I knew not served me.

The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.

And He said to me, [It is] a great thing for you to be called My servant, to establish the tribes of Jacob, and to recover the dispersion of Israel; behold, I have given you for the covenant of a race, for a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the end of the earth.

Thus says the Lord, [even] the Lord, Behold, I lift up My hand to the nations, and I will lift up My signal to the islands; and they shall bring your sons in [their] bosom, and shall bear your daughters on [their] shoulders.

And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their princesses your nurses, they shall bow down to you on the face of the earth, and shall lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the Lord, and they that wait on Me shall not be ashamed.

Thus shall many nations wonder at Him; and kings shall keep their mouths shut; for they to whom no report was brought concerning Him shall see; and they who have not heard, shall consider.

And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be the root of Jesse; and He that shall rise to rule over the Gentiles, in Him the Gentiles shall hope."

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ did not work out through me, in word and deed, for the obedience of [the] Gentiles--

And He subjected all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,

Thus shall many nations wonder at Him; and kings shall keep their mouths shut; for they to whom no report was brought concerning Him shall see; and they who have not heard, shall consider.

Nations which know you not shall call upon you, and peoples which are not acquainted with you shall flee to you for refuge, for the sake of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.

Yet the number of the children of Israel was as the sand of the sea, which shall not be measured nor numbered: and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, even they shall be called the sons of the living God.

[] but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God, for obedience to the faith--

who formerly [were] not a people but now [are the] people of God, who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy.

Then the seventh angel sounded [his] trumpet, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of this world has become [the kingdom] of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!"