1 In the spring,20:1 Literally At the turn of the yearat the time when kings march out to war, Joabled out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbahand besieged it, but Davidremained in Jerusalem. And Joabattacked Rabbahand demolished it.
2 Then Davidtook the crown from the head of their king.20:2 Or from the head of Milcom. Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7.It was found to weigh a talentof gold20:2 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And Davidtook a great amount of plunder from the city.
3 Davidbrought out the people who were there and put them to work20:3 Or cut themwith saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonitecities. Then Davidand all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
Battles against the Philistines
4 Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecaithe Hushathitekilled Sippai,20:4 Sippai is a variant of Saph; see 2 Samuel 21:18.a descendant of the Rephaim,20:4 Or the giants; see also descendants of Rapha in verses 6 and 8.and the Philistines were subdued.
5 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhananson of Jairkilled Lahmithe brother20:5 Or Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother; see 2 Samuel 21:19.of Goliaththe Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
6 And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot— twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, 7 and when he taunted Israel, Jonathanthe son of David’s brother Shimeikilled him.
8 So these descendants of Rapha in Gathfell at the hands of Davidand his servants.
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Joab, the son of David’s sister Zeruiah, commanded the king’s army, killed Abner and Absalom, and was killed by order of Solomon (2 Samuel 2:13).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Goliath was the Philistine warrior of Gath who defied the ranks of Israel for forty days and was killed by David in the Valley of Elah. His height was six cubits and a span (1 Samuel 17:4).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Shimeah, also called Shammah, was the third son of Jesse, brought before Samuel, who said that the Lord had not chosen him. Shimeah also went to war with Saul, along with his brothers Eliab and Abinadab (1 Samuel 16:9).
Gath was a city of the Philistines where David fled, and Saul no longer searched for him. The Philistines also moved the ark of the God of Israel there (1 Samuel 27:4).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).