1In the spring, Joab led Israel’s army out. It was the time when kings march out to war. Joab destroyed the land of Ammon. He went to the city of Rabbah. He surrounded it and got ready to attack it. But David remained in Jerusalem. Later, Joab attacked Rabbah and completely destroyed it.2David took the gold crown off the head of the king of Ammon. The crown weighed 36 kilograms. It had jewels in it. It was placed on David’s head. He took a huge amount of goods from the city.3He brought out the people who were there. He made them work with saws and iron picks and axes. David did that to all the towns in Ammon. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.
Israel goes to war against the Philistines
4War broke out at Gezer against the Philistines. At that time Sibbekai killed Sippai. So the Philistines were brought under Israel’s control. Sibbekai was a Hushathite. Sippai was from the family line of Rapha.5In another battle against the Philistines, Elhanan killed Lahmi. Elhanan was the son of Jair. Lahmi was the brother of Goliath. Goliath was from the city of Gath. Lahmi’s spear was as big as a weaver’s rod.6There was still another battle. It took place at Gath. A huge man lived there. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. So the total number of his toes and fingers was 24. He was also from the family line of Rapha.7He made fun of Israel. So Jonathan killed him. Jonathan was the son of David’s brother Shimea.8Those Philistine men lived in Gath. They were from the family line of Rapha. David and his men killed them.
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The Capture of Rabbah
1In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led out the army and ravaged the country of the Ammonites and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck down Rabbah and overthrew it.2And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent* of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.3And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor* with saws and iron picks and axes.* And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Philistine Giants Killed
4And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.5And there was again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.6And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was descended from the giants.7And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down.8These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
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