II Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 318

THE PERIOD OF SAMUEL.—·II. SAM. 5--7 IO II D0 not come here! for the lame and the blind and the crippled can say, ‘ David shall not enter here! David, however, captured the suburb of Zi0n,—(which is now the City of David), and David at the time the De- stroy all the jebusites, and the lame and the blind,hated of Da.vid’s soul, l` he blind and the lame can prevent you entering our place ! David afterwards settled in the

Fortress, and walled around it from Miloa to his palace. Thus David advanced and became great, and the EvER—L1vmG Gen fought for him. Khiram,1 king of Tzur,2 also sent

to David cedar wood and workmen in wood, and stone cutters, and they built David a palace ; for David knew that the EvE1z·L1v1No had fixed his kingship over Israel, and that I-Ie had raised him to the kingship over His People Israel. David also married s1ave—wives,

and wives from jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and they also bore David sons and daughters.

14 These are the names of those borne to him in jerusalem;-Shamna, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Sholomon

15 (Solomon) and Ibkhar, and Alishua, 16 and Nefeg; and jaha, and Alishama, and Alaida, and Alifalet. ac. 1047.) Wye §bilizti¤z¤ uzsail 1.8 2o @ahiir. When the Philishtim heard that

David had been consecrated king over Israel, the Philishtim forces advanced to assail David, but David heard of it, and proceeded to the frontier, where the Philishtim had posted themselves on the plain of Refaim. Then David enquired from If I attack the Philishtim, will You give them into my power And the Evan-1.1v1No replied,

‘ Attack,——for I will give the Philish· tim into your power. So David went to Bal·Frasl1im and

LGRD, sweep my enemies before me as water 1 Hiram. 2 Tyre, as Grecianized, and which bar-

barizing of the name has been continued thgough Latin versions to our English ones. fr 6——8

Therefore the name of that place is called Sweepton.1 The Philishtim also abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away. The Philishtim, however, again

advanced and encamped on the plain of Refaim; when David enquired of the EvER—L1v1NG, and Heanswered, ‘ Do not advance. Turn their rear, and come upon them opposite the Valley of Weeping. And when you hear the sound ot marching at the heads of the Valley of Weeping, then rush forward, for the EvER—·L1V1NG will advance before you to defeat the army of the Philishtim l David consequently did as the

Evan — Livmo commanded, and defeated the Philishtim at Geba on the road to Gazer. 22 (ac. 1042.) @¤hih brings the 3rk ut the Qlubznant tu bruaalzm, mth imprisunz his mite Mikal. David afterwards assembled all the 6 gentry of Israel, thirty thousand. Then David arose, and marched 2 with all his army from Bali of judah to bring up from there the Ark of GOD, where the name of the Evan-1.1vmo Pownn, who rests., above the Kerubim,is called upon. And they placed the Ark of GOD upon a waggon, and carried it from the house of Abinadab which was on the Hill. And Uza and Akhio,son’s of Abinadab, the priests, were with the new waggon, and brought it from the house of Abinadab on the Hill, bearing the Ark of the EvER~·L1v1NG GOD. But Akhio walked before the Ark, with David and all the House of Israel rejoicing before the EVER- LIVING, with bougha of trees, and harps and lutes, and trumpets, and timbrels and cymbals, When they came to the paved square, and Uzah was driving the Ark of GOD,·he seized hold of it, for the bullocks stumbled. But the EVER-LIVING was angry with Uzah, and GOD struck him there from the seat, and he died on the spot beside the Ark of GOD. Then David was terrified because

the Evan - Liviwo had suddenly crushed Uzah. (And that place is to this day.2) i Bal-frashim. is an ancient editor's· note.—F. F. 318