2 Kingdoms 5

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

2 Kingdoms 5

1And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Chebron, and they said to him, Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.Καὶ παραγίνονται πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Δαυὶδ εἰς Χεβρὼν, καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ, ἰδοὺ ὀστᾶ σου, καὶ σάρκες σου ἡμεῖς.

2And * heretofore Saul being king over us, you were he that did lead out and bring in Israel: and the Lord said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be for a leader to my people Israel.Καὶ ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτην ὄντος Σαοὺλ βασιλέως ἐφʼ ἡμῖν, σὺ ἦσθα ὁ ἐξάγων καὶ εἰσάγων τὸν Ἰσραήλ· καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς σὲ, σὺ ποιμανεῖς τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ σὺ ἔσῃ εἰς ἡγούμενον ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν μου Ἰσραήλ.

3And all the elders of Israel come to the king to Chebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Chebron before the Lord; and they anoint David king over all Israel.Καὶ ἔρχονται πάντες οἱ πρεσβύτεροι Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα εἰς Χεβρὼν, καὶ διέθετο αὐτοῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ διαθήκην ἐν Χεβρὼν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καὶ χρίουσι τὸν Δαυὶδ εἰς βασιλέα ἐπὶ πάντα Ἰσραήλ.

4David was † thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.Υἱὸς τριάκοντα ἐτῶν Δαυὶδ ἐν τῷ βασιλεῦσαι αὐτόν, καὶ τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν.

5Seven years and six months he reigned in Chebron over Juda, and thirty-three years he reigned over all Israel and Juda in Jerusalem.Ἑπτὰ ἔτη καὶ μῆνας ἓξ ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Χεβρὼν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰούδαν, καὶ τριάκοντα τρία ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ πάντα Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδαν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

6And David and his men, departed to Jerusalem, to the Jebusite that inhabited the land: and it was said to David, You shall not come in hither: for the blind and the lame withstood him, saying, David shall not come in hither.Καὶ ἀπῆλθε Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ πρὸς τὸν Ἱεβουσαῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα τὴν γῆν· καὶ ἐῤῥέθη τῷ Δαυὶδ, οὐκ εἰσελεύσῃ ὧδε, ὅτι ἀντέστησαν οἱ τυφλοὶ καὶ οἱ χωλοὶ, λέγοντες, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται Δαυὶδ ὧδε.

7And David took first the hold of Sion: this is the city of David.Καὶ προκατελάβετο Δαυὶδ τὴν περιοχὴν Σιών· αὕτη ἡ πόλις τοῦ Δαυίδ.

8And David said on that day, Every one that smites the Jebusite, let him attack with the dagger both the lame and the blind, and those that hate the soul of David. Therefore they say, The lame and the blind shall not enter into the house of the Lord.Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, πᾶς τύπτων Ἰεβουσαῖον, ἁπτέσθω ἐν παραξιφίδι καὶ τοὺς χωλοὺς καὶ τοὺς τυφλοὺς καὶ τοὺς μισοῦντας τὴν ψυχὴν Δαυίδ. Διὰ τοῦτο ἐροῦσι, τυφλοὶ καὶ χωλοὶ οὐκ εἰσελεύσοντάι εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου.

9And David lived in the hold, 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.Καὶ ἐκάθισε Δαυὶδ ἐν τῇ περιοχῇ, καὶ ἐκλήθη αὕτη ἡ πόλις Δαυίδ· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτὴν πόλιν κύκλῳ ἀπὸ τῆς ἄκρας, καὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

10And David advanced and became great, and the Lord Almighty was with him.Καὶ διεπορεύετο Δαυὶδ πορευόμενος καὶ μεγαλυνόμενος, καὶ Κύριος παντοκράτωρ μετʼ αὐτοῦ.

11And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Χειρὰμ βασιλεὺς Τύρου ἀγγέλους πρὸς Δαυὶδ, καὶ ξύλα κέδρινα, καὶ τέκτονας ξύλων, καὶ τέκτονας λίθων, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν οἶκον τῷ Δαυίδ.

12And David knew that the Lord had prepared him to be king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted for the sake of his people Israel.Καὶ ἔγνω Δαυὶδ, ὅτι ἡτοίμασεν αὐτὸν Κύριος εἰς βασιλέα ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ὅτι ἐπῄρθη ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ διὰ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

13And David took again wives and concubines out of Jerusalem, after he came from Chebron: and David had still more sons and daughters born to him.Καὶ ἔλαβε Δαυὶδ ἔτι γυναῖκας καὶ παλλακὰς ἐξ Ἰερουσαλὴμ, μετὰ τὸ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν ἐκ Χεβρών· καὶ ἐγένοντο τῷ Δαυὶδ ἔτι υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες.

14And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Sammus, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν γεννηθέντων αὐτῷ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ· Σαμμοὺς, καὶ Σωβὰβ, καὶ Νάθαν, καὶ Σαλωμὼν,

15And Ebear, and Elisue, and Naphec, and Jephies.καὶ Ἐβεὰρ, καὶ Ἐλισουὲ, καὶ Ναφὲκ, καὶ Ἰεφιὲς,

16And Elisama, and Elidae, and Eliphalath, ‡ Samae, Jessibath, Nathan, Galamaan, Jebaar, Theesus, Eliphalat, Naged, Naphec, Janathan, Leasamys, Baalimath, Eliphaath.καὶ Ἐλισαμὰ, καὶ Ἐλιδαὲ, καὶ Ἐλιφαλὰθ,

16aΣαμαὲ, Ἰεσσιβὰθ, Νάθαν, Γαλαμαὰν, Ἰεβαὰρ, Θεησοῦς, Ἐλιφαλὰτ, Ναγὲδ, Ναφὲκ, Ἰανάθαν, Λεασαμὺς, Βααλιμὰθ, Ἐλιφαάθ.

17And 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 strong hold.Καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ὅτι κέχρισται Δαυὶδ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἀνέβησαν πάντες οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ζητεῖν τὸν Δαυίδ· καὶ ἤκουσε Δαυὶδ, καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὴν περιοχήν.

18And the Philistines came, and assembled in the valley of the § giants.Καὶ οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι παραγίνονται, καὶ συνέπεσαν εἰς τὴν κοιλάδα τῶν Τιτάνων.

19And David enquired 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.Καὶ ἠρώτησε Δαυὶδ διὰ Κυρίου, λέγων, εἰ ἀναβῶ πρὸς τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους, καὶ παραδώσεις αὐτοὺς εἰς τὰς χεῖράς μου; καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Δαυὶδ, ἀνάβαινε, ὅτι παραδιδοὺς παραδώσω τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους εἰς τὰς χεῖράς σου.

20And David came from ** Upper Breaches, and struck the Philistines there: and David said, The Lord has destroyed the hostile Philistines before me, as water is dispersed; therefore the name of that place was called †† Over Breaches.Καὶ ἦλθε Δαυὶδ ἐκ τῶν ἐπάνω διακοπῶν, καὶ ἔκοψε τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους ἐκεῖ· καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ, διέκοψε Κύριος τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ἀλλοφύλους ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ, ὡς διακόπτεται ὕδατα· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Ἐπάνω διακοπῶν.

21And they leave there their gods, and David and his men with him took them.Καὶ καταλιμπάνουσιν ἐκεῖ τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐλάβοσαν αὐτοὺς Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ.

22And the Philistines came up yet again, and assembled in the valley of Giants.Καὶ προσέθεντο ἔτι ἀλλόφυλοι τοῦ ἀναβῆναι, καὶ συνέπεσαν ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι τῶν Τιτάνων.

23And David enquired 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.Καὶ ἐπηρώτησε Δαυὶδ διὰ Κυρίου· καὶ εἶπε Κύριος, οὐκ ἀναβήσῃ εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῶν, ἀποστρέφου ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ παρέσῃ αὐτοῖς πλησίον τοῦ κλαυθμῶνος.

24And it shall come to pass when you hear the sound of a clashing together from the grove of weeping, then you shall go down to them, for then the Lord shall go forth before you to make havoc in the battle with the Philistines.Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ ἀκοῦσαί σε τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ συγκλεισμοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἄλσους τοῦ κλαυθμῶνος, τότε καταβήσῃ πρὸς αὐτούς, ὅτι τότε ἐξελεύσεται Κύριος ἔμπροσθέν σου κόπτειν ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων.

25And David did as the Lord commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Gabaon as far as the land of Gazera.Καὶ ἐποιήσε Δαυὶδ καθὼς ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ Κύριος, καὶ ἐπάταξε τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους ἀπὸ Γαβαὼν ἕως τῆς γῆς Γαζηρά.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 2*Gr. yesterday and the third day.
• v. 4†Gr. a son of thirty years.
• v. 16‡Heb. and Alex. omit the remaining names in this verse.
• v. 18§Lit. Titans. Heb. Rephaim.
• v. 20**Heb. Baal-perazim.
• v. 20††Thus in English or other languages, Underskiddaw, Unterseen, etc.
• v. 23‡‡Heb. בכאיס lit. mulberries.