^aNow it happened ¹in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the force of the military and brought the land of the sons of Ammon to ruin, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And ^bJoab struck Rabbah and ²tore it down. 2 ^aThen David took the crown of ¹their king from his head; and he found it to weigh a ²talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in a very great amount. 3 He also brought out the people who were in it ^aand ¹made them work with saws and with sharp iron instruments and with axes. And thus David used to do to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 ^aNow it happened afterwards, that war ¹broke out at ²Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one among those born of the ³giants, and they were subdued. 5 And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of ^aJair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the ^bshaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6 Then there was war at Gath again, and there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also had been born to the giants. 7 And he ¹reproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down. 8 These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

^aThen it happened ¹in 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 Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem. And ^bJoab struck Rabbah and overthrew it. 2 ^aDavid took the crown of ¹their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a ²talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoils of the city, a very great amount. 3 He brought out the people who were in it, ^aand ¹put them to work at saws, iron picks, and axes. And David did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 ^aNow it came about after this, that war ¹broke out at ²Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite ³killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the ⁴giants, and they were subdued. 5 And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of ^aJair ¹killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the ^bshaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6 Again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also was descended from the giants. 7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, ¹killed him. 8 These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.