10. David became a great and strong ruler, because the Lord All-Powerful was on his side.
11. King Hiram of Tyre sent some officials to David. Carpenters and stone workers came with them, and they brought cedar logs so they could build David a palace.
12. David knew that the Lord had made him king of Israel and that he had made him a powerful ruler for the good of his people.
13. After David left Hebron and moved to Jerusalem, he married many women from Jerusalem, and he had a lot of children.
14. His sons who were born there were Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
15. Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia,
16. Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
17. The Philistines heard that David was now king of Israel, and they came into the hill country to try and capture him. But David found out and went into his fortress.