¹At 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 .

²David 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 .[#20:2 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces]

³He 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 .

⁴After this , war arose at Gezer with the Philistines . Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai , of the sons of the giant ; and they were subdued .

⁵Again 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 .

⁶There 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 .

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

⁸These were born to the giant in Gath ; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants .