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 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.
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 in addition to this he took exceeding much spoil out of the city.
3
And he brought out the people that
were in it and dominated
them 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.
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.
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
there was a man of
great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six
on each hand, and six
on each foot; and he also was the son of the giant.