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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>1 Chronicles 14 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_chronicles/14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_chronicles/14-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > 1 Chronicles 14</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_chronicles/13.htm" title="1 Chronicles 13">◄</a> 1 Chronicles 14 <a href="../1_chronicles/15.htm" title="1 Chronicles 15">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/1_chronicles/14.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">David Settles in Jerusalem</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/2_samuel/5.htm">2 Samuel 5:11-16</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>After this, King Hiram of Tyre sent a delegation to David, accompanied by cedar<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:1 i.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book">a</a></span> logs, stone masons, and wood workers, to construct a palace for him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>David realized that the LORD was affirming him as king over Israel, and that his government was being exalted in order to benefit his people Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But while he was living in Jerusalem, David married more wives and fathered more sons and daughters. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Here’s a list of the children whom he fathered while in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.</p> <p class="heading">David Defeats the Philistines</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/2_samuel/5.htm">2 Samuel 5:17-25</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>When the Philistines learned that David had been anointed king over all of Israel, all of the Philistines invaded to look for David. David heard about it and went out to fight them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Meanwhile, the Philistines had invaded and raided the Rephaim Valley. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So David asked God, “Am I to go out against the Philistines? Will you give me victory over them?”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:10 Lit. give them into my hand">b</a></span> </p> <p class="reg">“Go out,” the LORD replied to him, “and I’ll put them right into your hand.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So David<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:11 Lit. he">c</a></span> went out to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:11 Lit. defeated them">d</a></span> there. David observed, “Like an overwhelming flood, God has overwhelmed<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:11 Or has burst out against">e</a></span> my enemies, using me to do it.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:11 Lit. using my own hand">f</a></span> That’s why that place is called Baal-perazim.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:11 The Heb. name Baal-perazim means Lord of Overwhelming">g</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The Philistines<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:12 Lit. They">h</a></span> abandoned their gods there, so David ordered that their idols be incinerated.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Later the Philistines invaded the Rephaim<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:13 The Heb. lacks Rephaim">i</a></span> Valley again. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When David asked God about it, God told him, “Don’t directly attack them. Instead, go around them and come up against them opposite those balsam trees. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>When you hear the sound of marching coming from the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, because God will have gone out ahead of you to destroy the Philistine army.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So David did just as God had ordered, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_chronicles/14-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then David’s reputation spread through all of the neighboring countries,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:17 Lit. the lands">j</a></span> and the LORD caused all nations<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="14:17 Or gentiles">k</a></span> to be afraid of David.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 14:1 i.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family <i>Pinaceae</i>; and so throughout the book<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 14:10 Lit. <i>give them into my hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 14:11 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 14:11 Lit. <i>defeated them</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 14:11 Or <i>has burst out against</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 14:11 Lit.<i> using my own hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 14:11 The Heb. name <i>Baal-perazim</i> means <i>Lord of Overwhelming</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 14:12 Lit. <i>They</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 14:13 The Heb. lacks <i>Rephaim</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 14:17 Lit. <i>the lands</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 14:17 Or <i>gentiles</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_chronicles/13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_chronicles/15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/1_chronicles/14-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>