2 Samuel 5:10-12

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁰ David continued to grow more powerful because the Lord God ^[a] of Armies was with him.

David’s Palace, Wives, and Children in Jerusalem^(A)

¹¹ Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedarwood, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David. ¹² So David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and made his kingship famous for the sake of Israel, the Lord’s people.