Chapter 20

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AND it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Yo'av led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But Daviyd tarried at Yerushalayim. And Yo'av smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2

And Daviyd took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon Daviyd's head: and he brought also exceeding much 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 dealt Daviyd with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And Daviyd and all the people returned to Yerushalayim.

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And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Pelishtiym; at which time Cibbekai the Chushathiy slew Cippai, that was of the children of the Repha'iy: and they were subdued.

5

And there was war again with the Pelishtiym; and Elchanan the son of Ya'iyr slew Lachmiy the brother of Golyath the Gittiy, 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 Repha'iy.

7

But when he defied Yashar'el, Yahunathan the son of Shim'a Daviyd's brother slew him.

8

These were born unto the Repha'iy in Gath; and they fell by the hand of Daviyd, and by the hand of his servants.



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