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.

1 过了年， 在列王出征的时候， 约押带领军兵， 毁坏了亚扪人的地方， 然后去围困拉巴。那时大卫住在耶路撒冷。约押攻打拉巴， 把城摧毁。

2 大卫从米勒公神像的头上取下金冠， 发现金子净重三十公斤， 又有一块宝石嵌在上面； 有人把这冠冕戴在大卫的头上； 大卫从城里夺走了大批战利品。

3 又把城里的众民拉出来， 要他们用锯子、铁铲和斧子作工； 大卫待亚扪各城的人都是这样。后来大卫和众民都回耶路撒冷去了。

4 这事以后， 以色列人在基色与非利士人交战； 那时户沙人西比该击杀了巨人的一个儿子细派， 非利士人就被制伏了。

5 后来， 以色列人与非利士人再次交战， 睚珥的儿子伊勒哈难， 击杀了迦特人歌利亚的兄弟拉哈米； 这人的枪杆好像织布机轴一样。

6 后来， 在迦特又有战事； 那里有一个身材高大的人， 手脚各有六指， 共有二十四根指头； 他也是巨人的儿子。

7 这人侮辱以色列人， 大卫的哥哥示米亚的儿子约拿单就把他击杀了。

8 这些人是迦特巨人的儿子， 都死在大卫和他仆人的手下。