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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
But when he defied Israel
, Jonathan
the son
of Shimea
David's
brother
slew
him.
These were born
unto the giant
in Gath
; and they fell
by the hand
of David
, and by the hand
of his servants
.