## I Chronicles Chapter 14

###### I Chronicles 14:1
[I Chronicles 14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:1)

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַ֠ח (חירם) [חוּרָ֨ם] מֶלֶךְ־צֹ֥ר מַלְאָכִים֮ אֶל־דָּוִיד֒ וַעֲצֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י קִ֔יר וְחָרָשֵׁ֖י עֵצִ֑ים לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּֽיִת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now Ḥuram king of Żor sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Chiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, with cedar wood, and [stone-] wall masons and carpenters to build him a house.


###### I Chronicles 14:2
[I Chronicles 14:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:2)

וַיֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔יד כִּֽי־הֱכִינ֧וֹ יְהֹוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־נִשֵּׂ֤את לְמַ֙עְלָה֙ מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David perceived that the Lord had confirmed him king over Yisra᾽el, for his kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of his people Yisra᾽el.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David knew [(when he saw everything that he did prospering and the kings of the heathens sending him gifts)] that the L-rd had established him as a king over Israel (and) that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people, Israel.


###### I Chronicles 14:3
[I Chronicles 14:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:3)

וַיִּקַּ֨ח דָּוִ֥יד ע֛וֹד נָשִׁ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיּ֧וֹלֶד דָּוִ֛יד ע֖וֹד בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David took more wives at Yerushalayim: and David begot more sons and daughters.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David took more wives in Jerusalem, and David begot more sons and daughters.


###### I Chronicles 14:4
[I Chronicles 14:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:4)

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ שְׁמ֣וֹת הַיְלוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיוּ־ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם שַׁמּ֣וּעַ וְשׁוֹבָ֔ב נָתָ֖ן וּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now these are the names of his children whom he had in Yerushalayim; Shammua, and Shovav, Natan, and Shelomo,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And these are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shamua and Shovav, Nathan and Solomon.


###### I Chronicles 14:5
[I Chronicles 14:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:5)

וְיִבְחָ֥ר וֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַ וְאֶלְפָּֽלֶט׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Yivĥar, and Elishua, and Elpelet,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Yivchar and Elishua and Elpalet.


###### I Chronicles 14:6
[I Chronicles 14:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:6)

וְנֹ֥גַהּ וְנֶ֖פֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Noga, and Nefeg, and Yafia,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Nogah and Nefeg and Yafia.


###### I Chronicles 14:7
[I Chronicles 14:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:7)

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע וּבְעֶלְיָדָ֖ע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Elishama, and Be῾elyada, and Elifelet.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Elishama and Belyada and Elifalet.


###### I Chronicles 14:8
[I Chronicles 14:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:8)

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּי־נִמְשַׁ֨ח דָּוִ֤יד לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּעֲל֥וּ כׇל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּצֵ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And when the Pelishtim heard that David was anointed king over all Yisra᾽el, all the Pelishtim went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as a king over all of Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek out David. And David heard and he went out before them.


###### I Chronicles 14:9
[I Chronicles 14:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:9)

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים בָּ֑אוּ וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the Pelishtim came and made a raid in the valley of Refa᾽im.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the Philistines came and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.


###### I Chronicles 14:10
[I Chronicles 14:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:10)

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤יד בֵּאלֹהִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ עַל־[פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים] (פלשתיים) וּנְתַתָּ֖ם בְּיָדִ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֤וֹ יְהֹוָה֙ עֲלֵ֔ה וּנְתַתִּ֖ים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Pelishtim? and wilt Thou deliver them into my hand? And the Lord said to him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thy hand.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David inquired of G-d, saying: Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand? And the L-rd said to him: Go up, and I will deliver them into your hand.


###### I Chronicles 14:11
[I Chronicles 14:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:11)

וַיַּעֲל֥וּ בְּבַֽעַל־פְּרָצִים֮ וַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִיד֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד פָּרַ֨ץ הָאֱלֹהִ֧ים אֶת־אוֹיְבַ֛י בְּיָדִ֖י כְּפֶ֣רֶץ מָ֑יִם עַל־כֵּ֗ן קָ֥רְא֛וּ שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא בַּ֥עַל פְּרָצִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So they came up to Ba῾al-perażim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a bursting flood of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Ba῾al-perażim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they went up in the plain of Peratzim and David smote them there. And David said: G-d has breached my foes in my hand as a "breach" [peretz] of water [i.e., as water that breaches its banks], wherefore he called the name of that place "the plain of Peratzim."


###### I Chronicles 14:12
[I Chronicles 14:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:12)

וַיַּ֥עַזְבוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they left their gods there and David gave command, that they should be burned with fire.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they left their gods there, and David commanded and they were burnt in fire.


###### I Chronicles 14:13
[I Chronicles 14:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:13)

וַיֹּסִ֤יפוּ עוֹד֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ בָּעֵֽמֶק׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the Pelishtim once again made a raid in the valley.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the Philistines ventured again and they spread out in the valley.


###### I Chronicles 14:14
[I Chronicles 14:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:14)

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל ע֤וֹד דָּוִיד֙ בֵּאלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹ֥א תַעֲלֶ֖ה אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם הָסֵב֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל הַבְּכָאִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Do not go up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them opposite the bakha trees.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David inquired of G-d again, and G-d said to him: Do not go up after them. Circle behind them and come against them opposite the mulberry trees.


###### I Chronicles 14:15
[I Chronicles 14:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:15)

וִ֠יהִ֠י כְּֽשׇׁמְעֲךָ֞ אֶת־ק֤וֹל הַצְּעָדָה֙ בְּרָאשֵׁ֣י הַבְּכָאִ֔ים אָ֖ז תֵּצֵ֣א בַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֤א הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ לְהַכּ֖וֹת אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And let it be, when thou shalt hear a sound of marching in the tops of the bakha trees, then thou shalt go out to battle: for God has gone out before thee to smite the camp of the Pelishtim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And it shall be, when you hear the sound of steps [(of angels that I am sending to your aid)] in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall attack, for (then) the L-rd has gone out before you to smite the camp of the Philistines.


###### I Chronicles 14:16
[I Chronicles 14:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:16)

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ דָּוִ֔יד כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־מַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִגִּבְע֖וֹן וְעַד־גָּֽזְרָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the camp of the Pelishtim from Giv῾on as far as Gezer.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David did as G-d had commanded him, and they smote the camp of the Philistines from Giveon until Gazrah.


###### I Chronicles 14:17
[I Chronicles 14:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Chronicles/r/14:17)

וַיֵּצֵ֥א שֵׁם־דָּוִ֖יד בְּכׇל־הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַיהֹוָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן אֶת־פַּחְדּ֖וֹ עַל־כׇּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And David’s renown went out into all the lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And David's name went forth throughout all the lands, and the L-rd set his fear upon all of the nations.