1 Un notika, kad gads bija pagājis, ap to laiku, kad ķēniņi mēdza iziet karot, tad Joābs vadīja tālāk kara pulkus, un viņi izpostīja amoniešu zemi; un tad viņš devās un ielenca Rabu, bet Dāvids palika Jeruzālemē. Kad nu Joābs Rabu iekaroja un to pilnīgi izpostīja,
2 Tad Dāvids ņēma viņu elka Milkoma vainagu no tā galvas, —un viņš atrada, ka tā zelts svēra veselu talentu un ka tanī atradās visai vērtīgs dārgakmens, —un tas tika likts Dāvidam galvā; un viņš aizveda sev līdzi no šis pilsētas ārkārtīgi bagātu laupījumu.
3 Bet to tautas daļu, ko viņš tur atrada, viņš lika aizvest un ielika viņus klaušu darbos, lai viņi rīkotos ar zāģiem, ar dzelzs akmeņu kaltiem un ar cirvjiem. Un tādā kārtā Dāvids izrīkojās ar visām amoniešu pilsētām. Tad Dāvids atgriezās ar visu savu karaspēku atpakaļ Jeruzālemē.
4 Un pēc tam notika, ka izcēlās karš Gezerā ar filistiešiem; tolaik hušatietis Sibechajs nogalināja Sipaju, kas bija no Refaima dēliem, un tā viņš tos pazemoja.
5 Kad nu no jauna izcēlās vēl viens karš ar filistiešiem, tad Ēlhanans, Jaīra dēls, nokāva Lachmiju, gātieša Goliāta brāli, kam šķēpa rokturis bija kā audēju riestava.
6 Un tad bija vēl viens karš—Gātā, un tur bija kāds milzīga auguma vīrs, kuram bija pa seši pirksti ikkatrai rokai un kājai, pavisam divdesmit četri; arī viņš bija dzimis no refajiešu cilts.
7 Un kad viņš bija ar rupjiem vārdiem izaicinājis Israēlu, tad Jonatāns, Šimeja, Dāvida brāļa, dēls, to nogalināja.
8 Sie visi bija refajiešu cilts piederīgi, dzimuši Gātā, un viņi krita no Dāvida vai no viņa karotāju rokas.
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.
