1 At 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. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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. 7 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed 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.

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。