Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out <em>to battle</em>, Joab led forth the power of the army and destroyed the country of the sons of Ammon and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah and destroyed it.
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In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, Joab led out the armed forces. He laid waste the land of the Ammonites and went to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and left it in ruins.
2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and <em>there were</em> precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head. And in addition to this he took exceeding much spoil out of the city.
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David took the crown from the head of their king —its weight was found to be a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city
3 And he brought out the people that <em>were</em> in it and dominated <em>them</em> with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army 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, of the lineage of the giant; and they were subdued.
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In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites, and the Philistines were subjugated.
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 <em>was</em> like a weaver’s beam.
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In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.
6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where <em>there</em> was a man of <em>great</em> stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six <em>on each hand</em>, and six <em>on each foot</em>; and he also was the son of the giant.
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In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha.
7 But when he dishonoured Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David’s brother slew him.
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When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his slaves.
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These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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