1vai·yish·lach chi·ram ch chu·ram k me·lech-tzor mal·'a·chim el-da·vid va·'a·tzei a·ra·zim, ve·cha·ra·shei kir, ve·cha·ra·shei e·tzim; liv·no·vt lov ba·yit. 2vai·ye·da da·vid, ki-he·chi·nov ha·shem le·me·lech al-yis·ra·'el; ki-nis·set le·ma'·lah mal·chu·tov, ba·'a·vur am·mov yis·ra·'el. f

3vai·yik·kach da·vid o·vd na·shim bi·ru·sha·lim; vai·yo·v·led da·vid o·vd ba·nim u·va·no·vt. 4ve·'el·leh she·mo·vt hay·lu·dim, a·sher hai·u-lov bi·ru·sha·lim; sham·mu·a' ve·sho·v·vav, na·tan u·she·lo·moh. 5ve·yiv·char ve·'e·li·shu·a' ve·'el·pa·let. 6ve·no·gah ve·ne·feg ve·ya·fi·a'. 7ve·'e·li·sha·ma u·ve·'el·ya·da ve·'e·li·fa·let.

8vai·yish·me·'u fe·lish·tim ki-nim·shach da·vid le·me·lech al-kol-yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·'a·lu chol-pe·lish·tim le·vak·kesh et-da·vid; vai·yish·ma da·vid, vai·ye·tze lif·nei·hem. 9u·fe·lish·tim ba·'u; vai·yif·she·tu be·'e·mek re·fa·'im. 10vai·yish·'al da·vid be·lo·him le·mor, ha·'e·'e·leh al- pe·lish·ti·yim ch pe·lish·tim, k u·ne·tat·tam be·ya·di; vai·yo·mer lov ha·shem a·leh, u·ne·tat·tim be·ya·de·cha. 11vai·ya·'a·lu be·va·'al-pe·ra·tzim vai·yak·kem sham da·vid vai·yo·mer da·vid, pa·ratz ha·'e·lo·him et-o·vy·vai be·ya·di ke·fe·retz ma·yim; al-ken ka·re·'u shem-ham·ma·ko·vm ha·hu ba·'al pe·ra·tzim. 12vai·ya·'az·vu-sham et-e·lo·hei·hem; vai·yo·mer da·vid, vai·yis·sa·re·fu ba·'esh. f

13vai·yo·si·fu o·vd pe·lish·tim, vai·yif·she·tu ba·'e·mek. 14vai·yish·'al o·vd da·vid be·lo·him, vai·yo·mer lov ha·'e·lo·him, lo ta·'a·leh a·cha·rei·hem; ha·sev me·'a·lei·hem, u·va·ta la·hem mim·mul hab·be·cha·'im. 15vi·hi ke·sha·me·'a·cha et-ko·vl ha·tze·'a·dah be·ra·shei hab·be·cha·'im, az te·tze vam·mil·cha·mah; ki-ya·tza ha·'e·lo·him le·fa·nei·cha, le·hak·ko·vt et-ma·cha·neh fe·lish·tim. 16vai·ya·'as da·vid, ka·'a·sher tziv·va·hu ha·'e·lo·him; vai·yak·ku et-ma·cha·neh fe·lish·tim, mig·giv·'o·vn ve·'ad-ga·ze·rah. 17vai·ye·tze shem-da·vid be·chol-ha·'a·ra·tzo·vt; va·shem na·tan et-pach·dov al-kol-hag·go·v·yim.