Lexham English Bible

2 Samuel 5:9-14 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

9. David occupied the fortress and called it the city of David. And David built all around it from the Millo and inward.

10. David continued growing stronger and stronger, and Yahweh the God of hosts was with him.

11. So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, along with cedar trees and craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry, and they built a house for David.

12. David realized that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.

13. David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to him.

14. These are the names of the ones born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon;