1vai·ya·vo·'u kol-shiv·tei yis·ra·'el el-da·vid chev·ro·v·nah; vai·yo·me·ru le·mor, hin·nu atz·me·cha u·ve·sa·re·cha a·na·che·nu. 2gam-et·mo·vl gam-shil·sho·vm bih·yo·vt sha·'ul me·lech a·lei·nu, at·tah ha·yi·tah ch ha·yi·ta k mo·v·tzi ch ham·mo·v·tzi k ve·ham·me·vi ch ve·ham·me·vi k et-yis·ra·'el; vai·yo·mer ha·shem le·cha at·tah tir·'eh et-am·mi et-yis·ra·'el, ve·'at·tah tih·yeh le·na·gid al-yis·ra·'el. 3vai·ya·vo·'u kol-zik·nei yis·ra·'el el-ham·me·lech chev·ro·v·nah, vai·yich·rot la·hem ham·me·lech da·vid be·rit be·chev·ro·vn lif·nei ha·shem; vai·yim·she·chu et-da·vid le·me·lech al-yis·ra·'el. f 4ben-she·lo·shim sha·nah da·vid be·ma·le·chov; ar·ba·'im sha·nah ma·lach. 5be·chev·ro·vn ma·lach al-ye·hu·dah, she·va sha·nim ve·shi·shah cho·da·shim; u·vi·ru·sha·lim ma·lach she·lo·shim ve·sha·losh sha·nah, al kol-yis·ra·'el vi·hu·dah.

6vai·ye·lech ham·me·lech va·'a·na·shav ye·ru·sha·lim, el-hay·vu·si yo·v·shev ha·'a·retz; vai·yo·mer le·da·vid le·mor lo-ta·vo·v hen·nah, ki im-he·si·re·cha ha·'iv·rim ve·hap·pis·chim le·mor, lo-ya·vo·v da·vid hen·nah. 7vai·yil·kod da·vid, et me·tzu·dat tzi·yo·vn; hi ir da·vid. 8vai·yo·mer da·vid bai·yo·vm ha·hu kol-mak·keh ye·vu·si ve·yig·ga ba·tzin·no·vr, ve·'et-hap·pis·chim ve·'et-ha·'iv·rim, se·nov ch se·nu·'ei k ne·fesh da·vid; al-ken yo·me·ru, iv·ver u·fis·se·ach, lo ya·vo·v el-hab·ba·yit. 9vai·ye·shev da·vid bam·me·tzu·dah, vai·yik·ra-lah ir da·vid; vai·yi·ven da·vid sa·viv, min-ham·mil·lo·v va·va·ye·tah. 10vai·ye·lech da·vid ha·lo·vch ve·ga·do·vl; va·shem e·lo·hei tze·va·'o·vt im·mov. f

11vai·yish·lach chi·ram me·lech-tzor mal·'a·chim el-da·vid va·'a·tzei a·ra·zim, ve·cha·ra·shei etz, ve·cha·ra·shei e·ven kir; vai·yiv·nu-va·yit le·da·vid.

12vai·ye·da da·vid, ki-he·chi·nov ha·shem le·me·lech al-yis·ra·'el; ve·chi nis·se mam·lach·tov, ba·'a·vur am·mov yis·ra·'el. s

13vai·yik·kach da·vid o·vd pi·lag·shim ve·na·shim mi·ru·sha·lim, a·cha·rei bo·'ov me·chev·ro·vn; vai·yiv·va·le·du o·vd le·da·vid ba·nim u·va·no·vt. 14ve·'el·leh she·mo·vt hai·yil·lo·dim lov bi·ru·sha·lim; sham·mu·a' ve·sho·v·vav, ve·na·tan u·she·lo·moh. 15ve·yiv·char ve·'e·li·shu·a' ve·ne·feg ve·ya·fi·a'. 16ve·'e·li·sha·ma ve·'el·ya·da ve·'e·li·fa·let. f

17vai·yish·me·'u fe·lish·tim ki-ma·she·chu et-da·vid le·me·lech al-yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·'a·lu chol-pe·lish·tim le·vak·kesh et-da·vid; vai·yish·ma da·vid, vai·ye·red el-ham·me·tzu·dah. 18u·fe·lish·tim ba·'u; vai·yin·na·te·shu be·'e·mek re·fa·'im. 19vai·yish·'al da·vid ba·shem le·mor, ha·'e·'e·leh el-pe·lish·tim, ha·tit·te·nem be·ya·di; vai·yo·mer ha·shem el-da·vid a·leh, ki-na·ton et·ten et-hap·pe·lish·tim be·ya·de·cha. 20vai·ya·vo da·vid be·va·'al-pe·ra·tzim vai·yak·kem sham da·vid vai·yo·mer pa·ratz ha·shem et-o·ye·vai le·fa·nai ke·fe·retz ma·yim; al-ken ka·ra shem-ham·ma·ko·vm ha·hu ba·'al pe·ra·tzim. 21vai·ya·'az·vu-sham et-a·tzab·bei·hem; vai·yis·sa·'em da·vid va·'a·na·shav. f

22vai·yo·si·fu o·vd pe·lish·tim la·'a·lo·vt; vai·yin·na·te·shu be·'e·mek re·fa·'im. 23vai·yish·'al da·vid ba·shem, vai·yo·mer lo ta·'a·leh; ha·sev el-a·cha·rei·hem, u·va·ta la·hem mim·mul be·cha·'im. 24vi·hi be·sha·me·'a·cha ch ke·sha·me·'a·cha k et-ko·vl tze·'a·dah be·ra·shei hab·be·cha·'im az te·che·ratz; ki az ya·tza ha·shem le·fa·nei·cha, le·hak·ko·vt be·ma·cha·neh fe·lish·tim. 25vai·ya·'as da·vid ken, ka·'a·sher tziv·va·hu ha·shem; vai·yach et-pe·lish·tim, mig·ge·va ad-bo·'a·cha ga·zer. f