1 Chronicles 14 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And Hiram king of Tyre will send messengers to David, and trees of cedars and workmen of the wall and workmen of woods to build for him a house. And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him. Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him.
2 And David knew that Jehovah prepared him for king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up to above on account of his people Israel. And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel. And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.
3 And David will take yet wives in Jerusalem: and David will yet beget sons and daughters. And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David fathered more sons and daughters. In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.
4 And these the names of the children which were to him in Jerusalem; Shamus, and Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elphalet, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,
6 And Nogah and Nepheg, and Japhia, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet. Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet.
8 And the rovers will hear that David was anointed for king over all Israel, and all the rovers will come up to seek David. And David will hear and he will go forth before them. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. But David heard of it and went out against them. When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them.
9 And the rovers came and they will spread out in the valley of the shades. Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim. Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim;
10 And David will ask in God, saying, Shall I go up against the rovers? and gavest thou them into my hand? and Jehovah will say to him, Go up; and I gave them into thy hand. And David inquired of God, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?” And the LORD said to him, “Go up, and I will give them into your hand.” so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?” The LORD answered him, “Go, I will deliver them into your hands.”
11 And they will go up to the master of breaches, and David will strike them there. And David will say, God broke forth upon mine enemies by my hand as the breaking forth of waters: for this they called the name of that place, The Master of the Breaches. And he went up to Baal-perazim, and David struck them down there. And David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like a bursting flood.” Therefore the name of that place is called Baal-perazim. So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.
12 And they will leave their gods there, and David will say, and they will burn in fire. And they left their gods there, and David gave command, and they were burned. The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.
13 And the rovers will yet add, and they will spread out in the valley. And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley. Once more the Philistines raided the valley;
14 And David will yet ask in God: and God will say to him, Thou shalt not go up after them; turn about from off them, and go to them from the front of the weepings. And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees. so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees.
15 And it will be in thy hearing a voice of the goings in the heads of the weepings, then thou shall go forth in war: for God will go forth before thee to strike the camp of the rovers. And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.” As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.”
16 And David will do as Jehovah commanded him: and they will strike the camp of the rovers from Gibeon even to Gaza. And David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer. So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
17 And the name of David will go forth into all lands; and Jehovah gave his fear upon all the nations. And the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the LORD made all the nations fear him.
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