David's Household and Philistine Battles

"Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel."

Thirteen sons born in Jerusalem are named. The Philistines spread out in the valley of Rephaim. "God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim." "And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire."

The second time: "Go not up after them… when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee." They strike the Philistines from Gibeon to Gazer.

Burned, or carried away?

2 Samuel 5:21 says David and his men "burned" (some versions "carried away") the Philistine images; Chronicles says explicitly that they were burned "with fire," in line with Deuteronomy 7:25.

The sons' names

1 Chronicles 14:4–7 and 3:5–8 list thirteen sons; 2 Samuel 5:14–16 lists eleven. One name, Beeliada ("Baal knows"), is Eliada ("God knows") in Samuel and 3:8: here Chronicles kept the Baal form.