Chapter 20
1It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time
when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the army, and wasted
the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David
stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
2David took
the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of
gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set on David’s head:
and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
3He brought
forth the people who were therein, and cut them with saws, and with
harrows of iron, and with axes. Thus did David to all the cities of the
children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4It
happened after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then
Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they
were subdued.
5There was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the
son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of
whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
6There was again war at Gath, where
was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six
on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to
the giant.
7When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s
brother killed him.
8These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell
by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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