aThen it happened 1in the spring
, at the time
when kings
go
out to battle, that Joab
led
out the army
and ravaged
the land
of the sons
of Ammon
, and came
and besieged
Rabbah
. But David
stayed
at Jerusalem
. And bJoab
struck
Rabbah
and overthrew
it.
aDavid took
the crown
of 1their king
from his head
, and he found
it to weigh
a talent
of gold
, and there was a precious
stone
in it; and it was placed
on David's
head
. And he brought
out the spoil
of the city
, a very
great
amount.
He brought out the people
who
were in it, aand cut
them with saws
and with sharp
instruments
and with axes
. And thus
David
did
to all
the cities
of the sons
of Ammon
. Then David
and all
the people
returned
to Jerusalem
.
aNow it came about after
this
, that war
1broke
out at 2Gezer
with the Philistines
; then
Sibbecai
the Hushathite
3killed
Sippai
, one of the descendants
of the 4giants
, and they were subdued
.
And there was war with the Philistines
again
, and Elhanan
the son
of aJair
1killed
Lahmi
the brother
of Goliath
the Gittite
, the bshaft
of whose spear
was like a weaver's
beam
.
Again there was war
at Gath
, where there was a man
of great stature
who had twenty-four
fingers
and toes
, six
fingers on each hand and six
toes on each foot; and he also
was descended
from the giants
.
When he taunted Israel
, Jonathan
the son
of Shimea
, David's
brother
, 1killed
him.
These were descended
from the giants
in Gath
, and they fell
by the hand
of David
and by the hand
of his servants
.