1 Chronicles 20

War with Philistine Giants

1Now it happened #20:1 Lit at the time of the return of the yearin the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the force of the military and brought the land of the sons of Ammon to ruin, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and #20:1 Lit pulledtore it down. 2Then David took the crown of #20:2 In Zeph 1:5, Malcamtheir king from his head; and he found it to weigh a #20:2 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kgtalent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in a very great amount. 3He also brought out the people who were in it and #20:3 Or made them cut with saws, cut them with saws; Heb vowels can indicate causative or simple activemade them work with saws and with sharp iron instruments and with axes. And thus David used to do to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4Now it happened afterwards, that war #20:4 Lit stood upbroke out at #20:4 In 2 Sam 21:18, GobGezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one among those born of the #20:4 Heb Raphah, so in vv 6, 8giants, and they were subdued. 5And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair struck down Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6Then there was war at Gath again, and there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also had been born to the giants. 7And he #20:7 Or defiedreproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down. 8These were born to the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.