David Captures Rabbah
(2 Samuel 12.26-31)1 The following spring, at the time of the year when kings usually go to war, Joab led out the army and invaded the land of Ammon; King David, however, stayed in Jerusalem. They besieged the city of Rabbah, attacked it, and destroyed it. 2 The Ammonite idol Molech had a gold crown which weighed about seventy-five pounds. In it there was a jewel, which David took and put in his own crown. He also took a large amount of loot from the city. 3 He took the people of the city and put them to work with saws, iron hoes, and axes. He did the same to the people of all the other towns of Ammon. Then he and his men returned to Jerusalem.
Battles against Philistine Giants
(2 Samuel 21.15-22)4 Later on, war broke out again with the Philistines at Gezer. This was when Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Sippai, and the Philistines were defeated.
5 There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom.
6 Another battle took place at Gath, where there was a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was a descendant of the ancient giants. 7 He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.
8 These three, who were killed by David and his men, were descendants of the giants at Gath.
1 Un notika, kad gads bija pagājis, ap to laiku, kad ķēniņi mēdz iziet karot, tad Joābs vadīja tālāk karaspēku, un viņi izpostīja amoniešu zemi; un tad viņš devās un ielenca Rabu, bet Dāvids palika Jeruzālemē. Un Joābs Rabu iekaroja un to nopostīja, 2 un Dāvids ņēma viņu elka Milkoma kroni no tā galvas - un atrada, ka tā zelts svēra veselu talentu un ka tanī bija dārgak mens, - un tas tika likts Dāvidam galvā; un viņš aizveda sev līdzi no šīs pilsētas ļoti lielu laupījumu. 3 Un viņš izveda tos ļaudis, kas tur bija, un lika viņus pie zāģiem, dzelzs akmeņu kaltiem un cirvjiem. Un tā Dāvids izrīkojās ar visām amoniešu pilsētām. Tad Dāvids atgriezās ar visu savu karaspēku atpakaļ Jeruzālemē. 4 Un notika, pēc tam izcēlās karš Gezerā ar filistiešiem; tolaik hušatietis Sibehajs nogalināja Sipaju, kas bija no Refaima dēliem, un viņi tika pazemoti. 5 Kad no jauna izcēlās vēl viens karš ar filistiešiem, tad Ēlhanans, Jaīra dēls, nokāva Lahmiju, gātieša Goliāta brāli, kam šķēpa kāts bija kā audēju riestava. 6 Un tad bija vēl viens karš - Gātā, un tur bija kāds milzīga auguma vīrs, kuram bija pa seši pirksti katrai rokai un kājai, pavisam divdesmit četri; arī viņš bija no refajiešu pēcnācējiem. 7 Un, kad viņš bija ar rupjiem vārdiem izaicinājis Israēlu, tad Jonatāns, Šimeja, Dāvida brāļa, dēls, to nogalināja. 8 Šie bija refajiešu pēcnācēji no Gātas, un viņi krita no Dāvida rokas un no viņa karotāju rokas.
