1Sa 17:45-51, 2Sa 5:6-16, 8:1-15, Psa 2:1, 8-9, 78:55, 79:10, 149:7 | ESV | STEP | Then David said to the Philistine , You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin , but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts , the God of the armies of Israel , whom you have defied .

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with ^aa javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, ^bwhom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. ^cAnd I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day ^dto the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, ^ethat all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that ^fthe Lord saves not with sword and spear. ^gFor the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine ^hand took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, ⁱthey fled.

2 Samuel 5:6-16

6 ^jAnd the king and his men went to Jerusalem ^kagainst the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will ward you off”—thinking, “David cannot come in here.” 7 Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, ^lthat is, the city of David. 8 And David said on that day, “Whoever would strike the Jebusites, let him get up the water shaft to attack ‘the lame and the blind,’ who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore it is said, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” 9 And David lived in the stronghold and called it ^mthe city of David. And David built the city all around from the ⁿMillo inward. 10 And David became greater and greater, for the Lord, the God of hosts, was with him.

11 ^oAnd ^pHiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house. 12 And David knew that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

13 And David took more ^qconcubines and wives from Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 ^rAnd these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

2 Samuel 8:1-15

David’s Victories

1 ^sAfter this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took ^tMetheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 ^uAnd he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites ^vbecame servants to David and ^wbrought tribute.

3 David also defeated ^xHadadezer the son of Rehob, king of ^yZobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. 4 ^zAnd David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David ^aahamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. 5 ^abAnd when the ^acSyrians of Damascus came to help ^adHadadezer king of ^aeZobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians ^afbecame servants to David and brought tribute. ^agAnd the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. 7 And David took ^ahthe shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

9 When Toi king of ^aiHamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, 10 Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze. 11 ^ajThese also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, 12 from Edom, ^akMoab, ^althe Ammonites, ^amthe Philistines, ^anAmalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of ^aoZobah.

13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in ^apthe Valley of Salt. 14 Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, ^aqand all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

David’s Officials

15 So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.

Psalms 2:1

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^arWhy do ^asthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?

Psalms 2:8-9

8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and ^authe ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall ^avbreak ^{▼▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule} them with ^axa rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like ^aya potter’s vessel.”

Psalms 78:55

55 He ^azdrove out nations before them;
he ^baapportioned them for a possession
and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

Psalms 79:10

10 ^bbWhy should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let ^bcthe avenging of the outpoured blood of your servants
be known among the nations before our eyes!

Psalms 149:7

7 to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishments on the peoples,