2Sa 2 Samuel, chapter Second Book of Samuel, chapter 5
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and told him, “We are your flesh and blood. 1Ch 11:1Previously when Saul was our king, you were the one who led the Israelite army into battle. The Lord told you, ‘You will be the shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be their ruler.’”1Sa 18:16; 1Sa 25:30
All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made an agreement with them in the Lord's presence. Then they anointed him king of Israel.1Ch 11:3
David was thirty when he became king, and he reigned for forty years. 1Ki 2:11He reigned over Judah seven years and six months from Hebron, and he reigned over all of Israel and Judah for thirty-three years from Jerusalem.2Sa 2:11
David the king and his men went to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites who were living there. The Jebusites told David: “You'll never enter here. Even the blind and lame could stop you.” They were convinced that David could not get in.1Ch 11:4; Jdg 19:10; Jos 15:63
But David did capture the fortress of Zion, now known as the City of David. 1Ki 2:10At that time he said, “If we are to successfully conquer the Jebusites we'll have to go up the water shaft to attack these ‘lame and blind’ —these people who hate David.” This is why it's said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the house.”5:8. There is debate over the meaning of “house” here. It could refer to ordinary houses, or the king's house (palace). However, the Septuagint has “house of the Lord,” which probably refers to the stipulation in Leviticus 21:17-23.Jos 15:63; 1Ch 11:6
David went and lived in the fortress, and named it The City of David. He extended it in all directions, starting from the outer supporting terraces and moving inwards. 1Ki 9:15; 1Ch 11:8David became increasingly powerful, for the Lord God Almighty was with him.
King Hiram of Tyre sent representatives to David, together with cedar timber, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. 1Ch 14:1David realized that the Lord had installed him as king of Israel, and had made his kingdom great for the sake of his people Israel.1Ch 14:2; Psa 30:1
After he moved from Hebron, David added more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and he had more sons and daughters. These are the names of his children born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 1Ch 3:5; Luk 3:31Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.1Ch 14:7
When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king of Israel, the whole Philistine army came out to capture him, but David found out and went inside the stronghold. 1Ch 14:8The Philistines came and spread out across the Valley of Rephaim. Jos 15:8David asked the Lord “Should I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?”
“Yes, go,” the Lord replied, “for I will definitely hand them over to you.”1Sa 23:2; 1Sa 30:8
David went to Baal-perazim and he defeated the Philistines there. “Like a flood that bursts out, so the Lord has burst out against my enemies right before me,” David declared. So he named that place Baal-perazim. 1Ch 14:11; Isa 28:21The Philistines left their idols behind, and David and his men removed them.1Sa 31:9; Deu 7:5; 1Ch 14:12
A while later the Philistines came again and spread out across the Valley of Rephaim. David asked the Lord what to do. The Lord replied, “Don't attack them directly, but go round behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. Immediately when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees be ready, because this means the Lord has marched out before you to attack the Philistine camp.”Jdg 4:14
David followed the Lord's orders, and he slaughtered the Philistines from Geba all the way to Gezer.Jdg 19:13; 1Ch 14:16