1 过了年， 在列王出征的时候， 约押带领军兵， 毁坏了亚扪人的地方， 然后去围困拉巴。那时大卫住在耶路撒冷。约押攻打拉巴， 把城摧毁。 2 大卫从米勒公神像的头上取下金冠， 发现金子净重三十公斤， 又有一块宝石嵌在上面； 有人把这冠冕戴在大卫的头上； 大卫从城里夺走了大批战利品。 3 又把城里的众民拉出来， 要他们用锯子、铁铲和斧子作工； 大卫待亚扪各城的人都是这样。后来大卫和众民都回耶路撒冷去了。 4 这事以后， 以色列人在基色与非利士人交战； 那时户沙人西比该击杀了巨人的一个儿子细派， 非利士人就被制伏了。 5 后来， 以色列人与非利士人再次交战， 睚珥的儿子伊勒哈难， 击杀了迦特人歌利亚的兄弟拉哈米； 这人的枪杆好像织布机轴一样。 6 后来， 在迦特又有战事； 那里有一个身材高大的人， 手脚各有六指， 共有二十四根指头； 他也是巨人的儿子。 7 这人侮辱以色列人， 大卫的哥哥示米亚的儿子约拿单就把他击杀了。 8 这些人是迦特巨人的儿子， 都死在大卫和他仆人的手下。

1 And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah -- David is abiding in Jerusalem -- and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.2 And David taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and findeth it [in] weight a talent of gold, and in it a precious stone, and it is on the head of David: and spoil of the city he hath brought out very much,3 and the people who [are] in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.4 And it cometh to pass, after this, that there remaineth war in Gezer with the Philistines, then hath Sibbechai the Hushathite smitten Sippai, of the children of the giant, and they are humbled.5 And there is again war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair smiteth Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear [is] like a beam of weavers.6 And there is again war in Gath, and there is a man of measure, and his fingers and his toes [are] six and six, twenty and four, and also, he hath been born to the giant.7 And he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David.8 These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.