“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.” (1
Chronicles 20:1-8 AV)
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