1 Aconteceu, pois, que, no decurso de um ano, no tempo em que os reis costumam sair para a guerra, Joabe levou o exército, e destruiu a terra dos filhos de Amom, e veio, e cercou a Rabá; porém Davi ficou em Jerusalém; e Joabe feriu a Rabá e a destruiu. 2 E Davi tirou da cabeça do rei a coroa deste e achou nela o peso de um talento de ouro, e havia nela pedras preciosas; e foi posta sobre a cabeça de Davi; e levou da cidade mui grande despojo. 3 Também o povo que estava nela levou e os fez serrar com a serra e cortar com talhadeiras de ferro e com machados; e assim fez Davi com todas as cidades dos filhos de Amom; então, voltou Davi, com todo o povo, para Jerusalém.

4 E, depois disso, aconteceu que, levantando-se guerra em Gezer com os filisteus, então, Sibecai, o husatita, feriu a Sipai, dos filhos de Rafa; e os filisteus ficaram abatidos. 5 E tornou a haver guerra com os filisteus; e Elanã, filho de Jair, feriu a Lami, irmão de Golias, o geteu, cuja haste da lança era como eixo de tecelão. 6 E tornou a haver guerra em Gate; e havia ali um homem de grande estatura, e tinha vinte e quatro dedos, seis em cada mão, e seis em cada pé, e também era da raça de Rafa. 7 E injuriou a Israel; porém Jônatas, filho de Simeia, irmão de Davi, o feriu. 8 Estes nasceram a Rafa em Gate; e caíram pela mão de Davi e pela mão dos seus servos.

1 And it came to pass after the course of a year, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab gathered together an army and the strength of the troops, and wasted the land of the children of Ammon: and went and besieged Rabba. But David stayed at Jerusalem, when Joab smote Rabba, and destroyed it.2 And David took the crown of Melchom from his head, and found in it a talent weight of gold, and most precious stones, and he made himself a diadem of it: he took also the spoils of the city which were very great.3 And the people that were therein he brought out: and made harrows, and sleds, and chariots of iron to go over them, so that they were cut and bruised to pieces: in this manner David dealt with all the cities of the children of Ammon : and he returned with alibis people to Jerusalem.4 After this there arose a war at Gazer against the Philistines: in which Sabachai the Husathite slew Saphai of the race of Raphaim, and humbled them.5 Another battle also was fought against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus the son of Saltus a Bethlehemite slew the brother of Goliath the Gethite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.6 There was another battle also in Geth, in which there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand and foot: who also was born of the stock of Rapha.7 He reviled Israel: but Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him. These were the sons of Rapha in Geth, who fell by the hand of David and his servants.