1Rabbah is taken and spoiled, and the people thereof tortured. 4Three giants slain by David's servants in three several battles with the Philistines.
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1And 1it came to pass, that aafter the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab 2smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
2And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found ait 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.
3And he brought out the people that were in it, and 1cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so 2dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4¶ And it came to pass after this, that 1there aarose war at bGezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew cSippai, that was of the children of dthe giant: and they were subdued.
5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of aJair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
6And yet again 1there was war at Gath, where was aa 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 bthe son of the giant.
7But when he adefied Israel, Jonathan the son of bShimea David's brother slew him.
8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.