1 Decorrido um ano, no tempo em que os reis costumam sair para a guerra, Joabe levou o exército, destruiu a terra dos filhos de Amom, veio e sitiou a Rabá; porém Davi ficou em Jerusalém; e Joabe feriu a Rabá e a destruiu. 2 Tirou Davi a coroa da cabeça do seu rei e verificou que tinha o peso de um talento de ouro e que havia nela pedras preciosas; e foi posta na cabeça de Davi; e da cidade levou mui grande despojo. 3 Também levou o povo que estava nela e o fez passar à serra, e a picaretas de ferro, e a machados; assim fez Davi a todas as cidades dos filhos de Amom. Voltou Davi, com todo o povo, para Jerusalém.

4 Depois disto, houve guerra em Gezer contra os filisteus; então, Sibecai, o husatita, feriu a Sipai, que era descendente dos gigantes; e os filisteus foram subjugados. 5 Houve ainda outra guerra contra os filisteus; e Elanã, filho de Jair, feriu a Lami, irmão de Golias, o geteu, cuja lança tinha a haste como eixo de tecelão. 6 Houve ainda outra guerra em Gate; havia ali um homem de grande estatura, tinha vinte e quatro dedos, seis em cada mão e seis em cada pé; também este descendia dos gigantes. 7 Quando ele injuriava a Israel, Jônatas, filho de Simeia, irmão de Davi, o feriu. 8 Estes nasceram dos gigantes em Gate; e caíram pela mão de Davi e pela mão de seus homens.

1 And it came to pass, 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 tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it. 2 And 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 upon David’s head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. 3 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto 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 there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued. 5 And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6 And there was again war at Gath, where was a 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 born unto the giant. 7 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, Joab led out the armed forces. He laid waste the land of the Ammonites and went to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and left it in ruins.

2 David took the crown from the head of their king "—its weight was found to be a talent "of gold, and it was set with precious stones —and it was placed on David's head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city

3 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

4 In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites, and the Philistines were subjugated.

5 In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver's rod.

6 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot —twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha.

7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.

8 These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.