1 ChroniclesChapter 20

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¹In the spring, kings go out to war. At that time Joab led out the army and destroyed the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and surrounded it. But David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and tore it down. ²Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones. It was placed on David's head. David also took a great amount of goods from the city.a ³David brought out the people who lived there. He put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops went back to Jerusalem. ⁴Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim. And the Philistines were defeated. ⁵There was another battle with the Philistines. Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite. Lahmi's spear had a shaft as thick as a weaver's beam. ⁶There was also a battle at Gath. A very tall man was there. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, 24 in all. He was also a descendant of Rapha. ⁷He made fun of Israel. So Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shimei, killed him. ⁸These descendants of Rapha in Gath were killed by David and his servants.