1 Chronicles Chapter 20 Back Next{20:1} It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, 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.
{20:2} 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 on David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
{20:3} He brought forth the people who were therein, and cut them with saws, and with
iron picks, and with
axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
{20:4} It 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.
{20:5} There 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.
{20:6} There was again war at
Gath, where there 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.
{20:7} When he defied
Israel,
Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother killed him.
{20:8} These 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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