20 1 Rabbah destroyed. 3 The Ammonites tormented. 4 The Philistines are thrice overcome with their giants.
1 And (A)when the year was expired, in the time that kings go out a warfare, Joab carried out the strength of the army, and destroyed the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah (but David tarried at Jerusalem) and Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
2 (B)Then David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it the weight of a talent of gold with precious stones in it: and it was set on David’s head, and he brought away the spoil of the city exceeding much.
3 And he carried away the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes: even thus did David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people came again to Jerusalem.
4 ¶ (C)And after this also there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai of the children of Haraphah, and they were subdued.
5 And there was yet another battle 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 a battle at Gath, where was a man of a great stature, and his fingers were by sixes, even four and twenty, and was also the son of Haraphah.
7 And when he reviled Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother did slay him.
8 These were born unto Haraphah at Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hands of his servants.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 20:1
- 1 Chronicles 20:2
- 1 Chronicles 20:4
- 1 Chronicles 20:4
- 1 Chronicles 20:4
- 1 Chronicles 20:5
- 1 Chronicles 20:6
Cross references
- 1 Chronicles 20:1 : 2 Sam. 11:1
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 : 2 Sam. 12:29,30
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 : 2 Sam. 21:18
