1Then it happened<1961> in the spring<8666>, at the time<6256> when kings<4428> go<3318> out to battle, that Joab<3097> led<5090> out the army<6635><2428> and ravaged<7843> the land<776> of the sons<1121> of Ammon<5983>, and came<935> and besieged<6696> Rabbah<7237>. But David<1732> stayed<3427> at Jerusalem<3389>. And Joab<3097> struck<5221> Rabbah<7237> and overthrew<2040> it.
2David<1732> took<3947> the crown<5850> of their king<4428> from his head<7218>, and he found<4672> it to weigh<4948> a talent<3603> of gold<2091>, and there was a precious<3368> stone<68> in it; and it was placed<1961> on David's<1732> head<7218>. And he brought<3318> out the spoil<7998> of the city<5892>, a very<3966> great<7235> amount.
3He brought<3318> out the people<5971> who<834> were in it, and cut<7787> them with saws<4050> and with sharp<2757> instruments<2757> and with axes<4050>. And thus<3651> David<1732> did<6213> to all<3605> the cities<5892> of the sons<1121> of Ammon<5983>. Then David<1732> and all<3605> the people<5971> returned<7725> to Jerusalem<3389>.
4Now it came<1961> about after<310> this<3651>, that war<4421> broke<5975> out at Gezer<1507> with the Philistines<6430>; then<227> Sibbecai<5444> the Hushathite<2843> killed<5221> Sippai<5598>, one of the descendants<3211> of the giants<7498>, and they were subdued<3665>.
5And there was war<4421> with the Philistines<6430> again<5750>, and Elhanan<445> the son<1121> of Jair<3265> killed<5221> Lahmi<3902> the brother<251> of Goliath<1555> the Gittite<1663>, the shaft<6086> of whose spear<2595> was like a weaver's<707> beam<4500>.
6Again<5750> there was war<4421> at Gath<1661>, where there was a man<376> of great stature<4060> who had twenty-four<6242><702> fingers<676> and toes<676>, six<8337> fingers on each hand and six<8337> toes on each foot; and he also<1571> was descended<3205> from the giants<7498>.
7When he taunted<2778> Israel<3478>, Jonathan<3083> the son<1121> of Shimea<8092>, David's<1732> brother<251>, killed<5221> him.
8These<411> were descended<3205> from the giants<7498> in Gath<1661>, and they fell<5307> by the hand<3027> of David<1732> and by the hand<3027> of his servants<5650>.