Chapter 20

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out² [to battle], Joab led forth⁴ the power of the army, and wasted⁵⁵ the country of the children of Ammon, and came⁴ and besieged⁴ Rabbah. But David tarried⁶ at Jerusalem. And Joab smote⁵⁵ Rabbah, and destroyed⁴ it.

And David took⁴ the crown of their king from off his head, and found⁴ 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 much⁵³ spoil out⁵² of the city.

And he brought out⁵² the people that [were] in it, and cut⁴ [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt⁴ David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned⁴ to Jerusalem.

And it came to pass after this, that there arose⁴ war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew⁵² Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.¹¹

And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew⁵⁵ Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver's⁶ 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 son⁸ of the giant.

But when he defied¹⁷ Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew⁵⁵ him.

These were born⁸ unto the giant in Gath; and they fell⁴ by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.