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1. In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.
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1. And it came to pass H1961 , that after H6256 the year H8141 was expired H8666 , at the time H6256 that kings H4428 go out H3318 to battle , Joab H3097 led forth H5090 H853 the power H2428 of the army H6635 , and wasted H7843 H853 the country H776 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 , and came H935 and besieged H6696 H853 Rabbah H7237 . But David H1732 tarried H3427 at Jerusalem H3389 . And Joab H3097 smote H5221 H853 Rabbah H7237 , and destroyed H2040 it.
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2. David took the crown from the head of their king and wore it (its weight was a talent of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.
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2. And David H1732 took H3947 H853 the crown H5850 of their king H4428 from off H4480 H5921 his head H7218 , and found H4672 it to weigh H4948 a talent H3603 of gold H2091 , and there were precious H3368 stones H68 in it ; and it was set H1961 upon H5921 David H1732 's head H7218 : and he brought also exceeding much spoil out H3318 H3966 H7235 H7998 of the city H5892 .
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3. He removed the city's residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
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3. And he brought out H3318 the people H5971 that H834 were in it , and cut H7787 them with saws H4050 , and with harrows H2757 of iron H1270 , and with axes H4050 . Even so H3651 dealt H6213 David H1732 with all H3605 the cities H5892 of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 . And David H1732 and all H3605 the people H5971 returned H7725 to Jerusalem H3389 .
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4. Later there was a battle with the Philistines in Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
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4. And it came to pass H1961 after H310 this H3651 , that there arose H5975 war H4421 at Gezer H1507 with H5973 the Philistines H6430 ; at which time H227 Sibbechai H5444 the Hushathite H2843 slew H5221 H853 Sippai H5598 , that was of the children H4480 H3211 of the giant H7497 : and they were subdued H3665 .
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5. There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver's loom.
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5. And there was H1961 war H4421 again H5750 with H854 the Philistines H6430 ; and Elhanan H445 the son H1121 of Jair H3265 slew H5221 H853 Lahmi H3902 the brother H251 of Goliath H1555 the Gittite H1663 , whose spear H2595 staff H6086 was like a weaver H707 's beam H4500 .
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6. In a battle in Gath there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot� twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.
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6. And yet again H5750 there was H1961 war H4421 at Gath H1661 , where was H1961 a man H376 of great stature H4060 , whose fingers and toes H676 were four H702 and twenty H6242 , six H8337 on each hand , and six H8337 on each foot : and he H1931 also H1571 was the son H3205 of the giant H7497 .
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7. When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.
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7. But when he defied H2778 H853 Israel H3478 , Jonathan H3083 the son H1121 of Shimea H8092 David H1732 's brother H251 slew H5221 him.
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8. These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.
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8. These H411 were born H3205 unto the giant H7497 in Gath H1661 ; and they fell H5307 by the hand H3027 of David H1732 , and by the hand H3027 of his servants H5650 .
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