“then it happened in the spring at the time when Kings go out to battle that Joab Led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon and came and besieged Robba. But David stayed at Jerusalem and Joab struck Robba and…”
1 Chronicles 20
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1In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
“And it came to pass, after the year was expired, and the time that the kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and he wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David…”
2Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David's head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
“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 he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.”
“David took the crown of their king from his head and he found it to weigh a talent of gold and there was a precious Stone in it and it was placed on David's head and he brought out the spoil of the city a very great amount.”
3David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
“And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.”
4Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
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5Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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6And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
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7and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David's brother Shimei killed him.
“So when he defied Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.”
8So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.
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