1 Tendo decorrido um ano, ao tempo em que os reis costumam ir para a guerra, levou Joabe a flor do exército e devastou ao país dos filhos de Amom; veio e cercou a Rabá. Davi, porém, ficou em Jerusalém. Joabe bateu a Rabá e a destruiu.

2 Davi tirou a coroa da cabeça do rei deles, e achou nela o peso dum talento de ouro, e nela havia pedras preciosas; a coroa foi posta sobre a cabeça de Davi. Levou da cidade mui grande despojo.

3 Fez sair também o povo que nela estava, e mandou cortá-los com serras, com grades de ferro e com machados. Assim fez Davi a todas as cidades dos filhos de Amom, depois voltou com todo o povo para Jerusalém.

4 Depois disto houve guerra em Gezer contra os filisteus. Sibecai husatita matou a Sipai, dos filhos do gigante: e ficaram subjugados.

5 Fez-se ainda outra guerra contra os filisteus; e Elanã, filho de Jair, matou a Lami, irmão de Golias geteu, de cuja lança a haste era como órgão de tecelão.

6 Ainda houve outra guerra em Gate, onde se achou um homem de grande estatura, que tinha vinte e quatro dedos, seis em cada mão e seis em cada pé, e que também era filho do gigante.

7 Quando insultava a Israel, Jônatas, filho de Siméia, irmão de Davi, o matou.

8 Estes nasceram ao gigante 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.