1 Aconteceu, pois, que, no decurso de um ano, no tempo em que os reis costumam sair para a guerra, Joabe levou o exército, e destruiu a terra dos filhos de Amom, e veio, e cercou a Rabá; porém Davi ficou em Jerusalém; e Joabe feriu a Rabá e a destruiu. 2 E Davi tirou da cabeça do rei a coroa deste e achou nela o peso de um talento de ouro, e havia nela pedras preciosas; e foi posta sobre a cabeça de Davi; e levou da cidade mui grande despojo. 3 Também o povo que estava nela levou e os fez serrar com a serra e cortar com talhadeiras de ferro e com machados; e assim fez Davi com todas as cidades dos filhos de Amom; então, voltou Davi, com todo o povo, para Jerusalém.

4 E, depois disso, aconteceu que, levantando-se guerra em Gezer com os filisteus, então, Sibecai, o husatita, feriu a Sipai, dos filhos de Rafa; e os filisteus ficaram abatidos. 5 E tornou a haver guerra com os filisteus; e Elanã, filho de Jair, feriu a Lami, irmão de Golias, o geteu, cuja haste da lança era como eixo de tecelão. 6 E tornou a haver guerra em Gate; e havia ali um homem de grande estatura, e tinha vinte e quatro dedos, seis em cada mão, e seis em cada pé, e também era da raça de Rafa. 7 E injuriou a Israel; porém Jônatas, filho de Simeia, irmão de Davi, o feriu. 8 Estes nasceram a Rafa em Gate; e caíram pela mão de Davi e pela mão dos seus servos.

1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. 2 And 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; and it was set upon David’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 David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. 5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, 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 giant. 7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.