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CAP. V.

[verse 1] And alle the lynagis of Irael camen to Dauid, in Ebron, seiynge, Loo! we ben

thi boon and thi flesh. [verse 2] But and ȝistirdai [ȝistai C passim. E passim.] and before ȝisterdai [ȝistai C passim. E passim.] , whanne Saul was kyng vpon vs, thou were ledynge out and bryngynge aȝen Yrael; forsothe the Lord seide to thee, Thou shalt fede my puple Irael, and thou shalt be duyk vpon Irael. [verse 3] Forsothe and the eldris of Irael camen to the kyng, in Ebron; and kyng Dauid smoot with hem couenaunt of pees in Ebron, before the Lord; and thei anoyntiden Dauid into kyng vpon Irael. [verse 4] A sone of thretti ȝeer was Dauid, whanne he bigan to regne, and fourti ȝeer he [verse 5] regnede in Ebron; he regnyde vpon Juda seuen ȝeer and sixe monethis; forsothe in Jerusalem he regnede thretti and three ȝeer, vpon al Irael and Juda. [verse 6] And the kyng ȝeede, and al the men that weren with hym, into Jerusalem, to Jebuse, dweller of the loond. And it is seid to Dauid of hem, Thou shalt not go in hidre, but if thou take a wey the blynde and the halt, seiynge, Dauid shal not goo yn hidre. [verse 7] Forsothe Dauid took the tote [toot CE. tute FH.] hil Syon; that is the citee of Dauid. [verse 8] For|sothe he purposide in that dai mede to hym that smoot Jebuse, and touchide the goters of the `hows eues [houses BCEFH.] , and took a wey the halt and the blynde, hatynge the lijf of Dauid. Therfore it is seid in prouerbe, The blynde and the halt shulen not goon into the temple. [verse 9] Forsothe Dauid dwell|ide in the tote [toot CE. tute FH.] hil, and clepide it the citee of Dauid; and he bieldide bi enuy|roun fro Mello, and with in forth. [verse 10] And he wente profitynge and vndre grow|ynge; and the Lord God of oost was with hym. [verse 11] Forsothe Yram, the kyng of Tiry, sente messagers to Dauid, and ce|dre trees, and `crafty men [craftis men CE.] of trees, and crafti men of stonys to the wallys; and thei beeldiden the hows of Dauid. [verse 12] And Dauid knewe, for the Lord hadde con|fermyd hym kyng vpon Irael, and for

he hadde arerid out his kyngdam vpon his puple Yrael. [verse 13] Thanne Dauid took ȝit secundarye wyues, and wyues of Jeru|salem, after that he was comyn fro Ebron; and there ben born to Dauid and [Om. A.] other sones and douȝtris. [verse 14] And thes the names of hem that ben born to hym in Jerusalem; Samua, and Sobab, [verse 15] and Nathan, and Salomon, and Jobaar, [verse 16] and Elisua, and Repheg, and Japhia, and Elizama, and Helida, and Heliphelech. [verse 17] Thanne Philisteis herden, that thei had|den anoyntid Dauid kyng vpon Yrael, and thei alle stieden vp for to seche Dauid. The which thing whanne Dauid hadde herd, wente doun in to a strength. [verse 18] Forsothe Philisteis comynge ben heeld out in the [Om. B.] valey of Raphaym. [verse 19] And Dauid counseilde the Lord, seiynge, If I shal stie vp to Philisteis, and if thou shalt ȝyue hem in myn hoond? And the Lord seide to Dauid, Sty, for takyng I shal ȝyue Philisteis in thin hoond. [verse 20] Thanne Dauid cam in Baal Pharasym, and smoot hem there, and seide, The Lord hath dyuidid myn enemyes before me, as watris ben dyuidid. Therfor the name of that place is clepid Baal Pharasym. [verse 21] And thei laften there her grauen thingis, the whiche Dauid took, and his men. [verse 22] And ȝit the Philisteis addiden for to stie vp, and thei [to E pr. m.] ben held out in the valey of Raphaym. [verse 23] Forsothe Dauid counseilde the Lord, seiynge, If I shal stye aȝens the Philisteis, and if thou shalt take hem into myn hoondis? The which answerde, Thou shalt not stye vp aȝens hem, but goo about bihynde the bak of hem, and comynge to hem fro aȝens of the peer trees. [verse 24] And whanne thou herist noise of cry goynge in the cop of the peer trees, thanne thou shalt

goo into batail; for thanne the Lord shal goo out before thi face, that he smyte the tentis of Philisteis. [verse 25] And so Dauid dide as the Lord comaundide to hym; and he smoot Philisteis fro Gabaa vnto thou come to Jezer.