1   And ^note it came to pass, that ^note after the year had expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2   And David took the ^note crown of their king from his head, and found it ^note to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also a great quantity of spoil out of the city.

3   And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so David dealt with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4   ¶2; And it came to pass after this, ^note that there ^{note note} arose war at ^note Gezer with the Philistines: at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of ^note the giant: and they were subdued.

5   And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of ^note Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam.

6   And yet again ^note there was war at Gath, where was ^note a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was ^note the son of the giant.

7   But when he ^note defied Israel, Jonathan the son of ^note Shimea, David's brother, slew 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.

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