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Verse 1

And it came to pass, at the time{H6256} of the return{H8666} of the year,{H8141} at the time{H6256} when kings{H4428} go out{H3318} [to battle], that Joab{H3097} led forth{H5090} the{H2428} army,{H6635} and wasted{H7843} the country{H776} of the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and came{H935} and besieged{H6696} Rabbah.{H7237} But David{H1732} tarried{H3427} at Jerusalem.{H3389} And Joab{H3097} smote{H5221} Rabbah,{H7237} and overthrew{H2040} it.

Verse 2

And David{H1732} took{H3947} the crown{H5850} of their king{H4428} from off his head,{H7218} and found{H4672} it to weigh{H4948} a talent{H3603} of gold,{H2091} and there were precious{H3368} stones{H68} in it; and it was set upon David's{H1732} head:{H7218} and he brought{H3318} forth the spoil{H7998} of the city,{H5892} exceeding{H3966} much.{H7235}

Verse 3

And he brought forth{H3318} the people{H5971} that were therein, and cut{H7787} [them] with saws,{H4050} and with harrows{H2757} of iron,{H1270} and with axes.{H4050} And thus did{H6213} David{H1732} unto all the cities{H5892} of the children{H1121} of Ammon.{H5983} And David{H1732} and all the people{H5971} returned{H7725} to Jerusalem.{H3389}

Verse 4

And it came to pass after this,{H310} that there arose{H5975} war{H4421} at Gezer{H1507} with the Philistines:{H6430} then{H227} Sibbecai{H5444} the Hushathite{H2843} slew{H5221} Sippai,{H5598} of the sons{H3211} of the giant;{H7497} and they were subdued.{H3665}

Verse 5

And there was again war{H4421} with the Philistines;{H6430} and Elhanan{H445} the son{H1121} of Jair{H3265} slew{H5221} Lahmi{H3902} the brother{H251} of Goliath{H1555} the Gittite,{H1663} the staff{H6086} of whose spear{H2595} was like a weaver's{H707} beam.{H4500}

Verse 6

And there was again war{H4421} at Gath,{H1661} where was a man{H376} of great stature,{H4060} whose fingers{H676} and toes{H676} were four{H702} and twenty,{H6242} six{H8337} [on each hand], and six{H8337} [on each foot]; and he also was born{H3205} unto the giant.{H7497}

Verse 7

And when he defied{H2778} Israel,{H3478} Jonathan{H3083} the son{H1121} of Shimea{H8092} David's{H1732} brother{H251} slew{H5221} him.

Verse 8

These{H411} were born{H3205} unto the giant{H7497} in Gath;{H1661} and they fell{H5307} by the hand{H3027} of David,{H1732} and by the hand{H3027} of his servants.{H5650}

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