1
Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kingsgo out to battle, that Joabled out the army* and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besiegedRabbah. But Davidstayed at Jerusalem. And JoabstruckRabbah and overthrew it.
2
Davidtook the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a preciousstone in it; and it was placed on David'shead. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a verygreat amount.
3
He brought out the peoplewho were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharpinstruments and with axes. And thusDaviddid to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the peoplereturned to Jerusalem.
4
Now it came about afterthis, that warbroke out at Gezer with the Philistines; thenSibbecai the HushathitekilledSippai, one of the descendants of the giants, and they were subdued.
5
And there was war with the Philistinesagain, and Elhanan the son of JairkilledLahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver'sbeam.
6
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.