1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the
time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power
of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and
besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and
destroyed it.
2 And
David 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
upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
3 And
he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with
saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the
cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to
Jerusalem.
4 And
it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines;
at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of
the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5 And
there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi
the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like
a weaver's beam.
6 And
yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature,
whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the
son of the giant.
7 But
when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
8 These
were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by
the hand of his servants.
