The End of the War with Ammon
(2 Samuel 11.12 12.26-31)1 The next spring, the time when kings go to war, Joab marched out in command of the Israelite army and destroyed towns all over the country of Ammon. He attacked the capital city of Rabbah and left it in ruins. But David stayed in Jerusalem.
2 Later, David himself went to Rabbah, where he took the crown from the statue of their god Milcom. The crown was made of about 34 kilograms of gold, and there was a valuable jewel on it. David put the jewel on his crown, then carried off everything else of value. 3 He forced the people of Rabbah to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He also did the same thing with the people in all the other Ammonite towns.
David then led Israel's army back to Jerusalem.
The Descendants of the Rephaim
(2 Samuel 21.15-22)4 Some time later, Israel fought a battle against the Philistines at Gezer. During this battle, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were defeated.
5 In another battle against the Philistines, Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.
6 Another one of the Philistine soldiers who was a descendant of the Rephaim was as big as a giant and had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. During a battle at Gath, 7 he made fun of Israel, so David's nephew Jonathan killed him.
8 David and his soldiers killed these three men from Gath who were descendants of the Rephaim.
Rabas ieņemšana
(2Sam 11:12Sam 12:26–31)1 Nākamā gada pavasarī, ap to laiku, kad ķēniņi mēdz iet karā, Joābs veda karaspēku un nopostīja amoniešu zemi. Viņš gāja un aplenca Rabu. Dāvids vēl bija Jeruzālemē, bet Joābs sakāva un nopostīja Rabu. 2 Dāvids noņēma kroni no Milkoma galvas – tas svēra vienu talantu zelta, un tajā bija dārgakmens, un to uzlika galvā Dāvidam. No šīs pilsētas viņš pārveda ļoti bagātīgu laupījumu. 3 Viņš lika izvest turienes ļaudis, lika tiem zāģēt un strādāt ar dzelzs kaltiem un zāģiem. Tā Dāvids darīja ar visām amoniešu pilsētām. Pēc tam Dāvids un visi ļaudis atgriezās Jeruzālemē.
Varoņdarbi karos ar filistiešiem
(2Sam 21:15–22)4 Pēc tam izcēlās karš ar Gezeras filistiešiem. Toreiz hušātietis Sibehajs kāva Safu, kurš bija no milžiem, – tā viņi tika pazemoti. 5 Un notika vēl viens karš ar filistiešiem – Elhānāns, Jāīra dēls, kāva gatieti Lahmī, Goliāta brāli, kura šķēpa kāts bija kā audēja riestava.
6 Un bija vēl viens karš Gatā, tur bija kāds liela auguma vīrs, kam bija pa sešiem pirkstiem – kopā divdesmit četri! Arī viņš bija milzis. 7 Kad viņš izsmēja Israēlu, Dāvida brāļa dēls Jonatāns, Šimas dēls, viņu nokāva.
8 Šie bija Gatas milži, un tie krita no Dāvida un viņa kalpu rokas.
