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So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. And David built all around from the Millo and inward.

So David came to Baal-perazim and defeated them there; and he said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters." Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim.

They abandoned their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.

Then David did so, just as the LORD had commanded him, and struck down the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer.

So they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark.

So David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, "How can the ark of the LORD come to me?"

And so it was, that when the bearers of the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.

So they brought in the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

So David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel; therefore I will celebrate before the LORD.

In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

So the king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lo-debar."

"You and your sons and your servants shall cultivate the land for him, and you shall bring in the produce so that your master's grandson may have food; nevertheless Mephibosheth your master's grandson shall eat at my table regularly." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king commands his servant so your servant will do." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table as one of the king's sons.

So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate at the king's table regularly. Now he was lame in both feet.

Then David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent some of his servants to console him concerning his father. But when David's servants came to the land of the Ammonites,

So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.

So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.