1 Chronicles 20
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1At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
KJVAnd it came to pass, that afterH6256 the yearH8141 was expiredH8666, at the timeH6256 that kingsH4428 go outH3318(H8800) to battle, JoabH3097 led forthH5090(H8799) the powerH2428 of the armyH6635, and wastedH7843(H8686) the countryH776 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, and cameH935(H8799) and besiegedH6696(H8799) RabbahH7237. But DavidH1732 tarriedH3427(H8802) at JerusalemH3389. And JoabH3097 smoteH5221(H8686) RabbahH7237, and destroyedH2040(H8799) it.
2 David 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. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.
KJVAnd DavidH1732 tookH3947(H8799) the crownH5850 of their kingH4428 from off his headH7218, and foundH4672(H8799) it to weighH4948 a talentH3603 of goldH2091, and there were preciousH3368 stonesH68 in it; and it was set upon David'sH1732 headH7218: and he broughtH3318(H8689) also exceedingH3966 muchH7235(H8687) spoilH7998 out of the cityH5892.
3 He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
KJVAnd he brought outH3318(H8689) the peopleH5971 that were in it, and cutH7787(H8799) them with sawsH4050, and with harrowsH2757 of ironH1270, and with axesH4050. Even so dealtH6213(H8799) DavidH1732 with all the citiesH5892 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983. And DavidH1732 and all the peopleH5971 returnedH7725(H8799) to JerusalemH3389.
4 After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
KJVAnd it came to pass after thisH310, that there aroseH5975(H8799) warH4421 at GezerH1507 with the PhilistinesH6430; at which timeH227 SibbechaiH5444 the HushathiteH2843 slewH5221(H8689) SippaiH5598, that was of the childrenH3211 of the giantH7497: and they were subduedH3665(H8735).
5 Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
KJVAnd there was warH4421 again with the PhilistinesH6430; and ElhananH445 the sonH1121 of JairH3265 slewH5221(H8686) LahmiH3902 the brotherH251 of GoliathH1555 the GittiteH1663, whose spearH2595 staffH6086 was like a weaver'sH707(H8802) beamH4500.
6 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
KJVAnd yet again there was warH4421 at GathH1661, where was a manH376 of great statureH4060, whose fingersH676 and toesH676 were fourH702 and twentyH6242, sixH8337 on each hand, and sixH8337 on each foot: and he also was the sonH3205(H8738) of the giantH7497.
7 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
KJVBut when he defiedH2778(H8762) IsraelH3478, JonathanH3083 the sonH1121 of ShimeaH8092 David'sH1732 brotherH251 slewH5221(H8686) him.
8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
KJVTheseH411 were bornH3205(H8738) unto the giantH7497 in GathH1661; and they fellH5307(H8799) by the handH3027 of DavidH1732, and by the handH3027 of his servantsH5650.
1 Chronicles 20
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