1 Chronicles 20

1

The Capture of Rabbah

(2 Samuel 12:26–31)

InH6256 the springH8666H8141,1 at the time whenH6256 kingsH4428 march out to warH3318, JoabH3097 led outH5090 the armyH2428H6635 and ravagedH7843 the landH776 of the AmmonitesH1121H5983. He cameH935 to RabbahH7237 and besieged itH6696, but DavidH1732 remainedH3427 in JerusalemH3389. And JoabH3097 attackedH5221 RabbahH7237 and demolished itH2040.

2Then DavidH1732 tookH3947 the crownH5850 fromH5921 the headH7218 of their kingH4428.2 It was foundH4672 to weighH4948 a talentH3603 of goldH20913 and was set with preciousH3368 stonesH68, and it wasH1961 placed onH5921 David’sH1732 headH7218. And David tookH3318 a great amountH7235H3966 of plunderH7998 from the cityH5892.

3

David brought outH3318 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were there and putH7787 them to work4 with sawsH4050, ironH1270 picksH2757, and axesH4050. AndH1732 he didH6213 the sameH3651 to allH3605 the AmmoniteH1121H5983 citiesH5892. ThenH1732 David and allH3605 his troopsH5971 returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389.

Battles against the Philistines

(2 Samuel 21:15–22)

4Some time laterH1961H310, warH4421 broke outH5975 withH5973 the PhilistinesH6430 at GezerH1507. At that timeH227 SibbecaiH5444 the HushathiteH2843 killedH5221 SippaiH5598,5 a descendantH3211 of the RephaimH7497,6 and the Philistines were subduedH3665.

5Once againH5750 there wasH1961 a battleH4421 withH854 the PhilistinesH6430, and ElhananH445 sonH1121 of JairH3265 killedH5221 LahmiH3902 the brotherH2517 of GoliathH1555 the GittiteH1663, the shaftH6086 of whose spearH2595 was like a weaver’sH707 beamH4500.

6And there wasH1961 alsoH5750 a battleH4421 at GathH1661, where there wasH1961 a manH376 of great statureH4060 with sixH8337 fingers on each handH676 and sixH8337 toes on each foot—twenty-four in allH6242H702. HeH1931 tooH1571 was descendedH3205 from RaphaH7497, 7and when he tauntedH2778 IsraelH3478, JonathanH3083 the sonH1121 of David’sH1732 brotherH251 ShimeiH8092 killed himH5221.

8So theseH411 descendantsH3205 of RaphaH7497 in GathH1661 fellH5307 at the handsH3027 of DavidH1732H3027 and his servantsH5650.