1 Chronicles: Chapter 20
1. It happened, at the time of the return of the
year, at the time when kings go out [to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and
wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But
David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
2. 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 on David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city,
exceeding much.
3. He brought forth the people who were therein, and
cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Thus did David
to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned
to Jerusalem.
4. It happened after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of
the giant; and they were subdued.
5. There was again war with the Philistines; and
Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the
staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
6. There was again war at Gath, where was a man of
great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six [on each hand], and
six [on each foot]; and he also was born to the giant.
7. When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea
David's brother killed him.
8. These were born to the giant in Gath; and they
fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.