1 Na Primavera seguinte (a Primavera era a altura em que normalmente as guerras recomeçavam) Joabe levou o exército israelita a vitoriosos ataques contra as cidades e aldeias dos amonitas. Depois de as destruir, pôs cerco a Rabá e conquistou-a. Entretanto David ficara em Jerusalém.2 Deslocando-se posteriormente ao local da batalha, tirou a coroa da cabeça do rei (que se chamava Milcom) de Rabá, e colocou-a sobre a sua própria cabeça. Era feita toda de ouro, com pedras preciosas incrustadas, pesava trinta e sete quilos! Levou também da cidade grande despojo.3 Também obrigou o povo da cidade a ir trabalhar com serras, com machados de ferro e picaretas, como era hábito aliás fazer com todos os povos amonitas. David, mais todo o seu exército regressou a Jerusalém.4 A guerra seguinte foi contra os filisteus novamente, em Gezer. Mas Sibecai, um homem de Husate, matou um dos filhos do gigante Sipai, e os filisteus renderam-se.5 Durante outra guerra contra os filisteus, Elanã (filho de Jair) matou Lami, irmão de Golias, o gigante; a haste da sua lança era semelhante à trave dum tecelão! Noutra batalha, em Gate, um gigante com seis dedos em cada mão e em cada pé, filho também de um gigante, desafiou e insultou Israel; mas foi morto por Jónatas, sobrinho de David (filho de Siméia, irmão de David).8 Estes gigantes eram descendentes dos gigantes de Gate. Foram assim mortos por David e pelos seus soldados.

1 And it came to pass, that after the year had expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of 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 destroyed it.2 And David took the crown of their king from 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 also a great quantity of spoil out of the city.3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so David dealt with 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: at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam.6 And yet again there was 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 the son of the giant.7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him.8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.