1And it happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it. 2And David took the crown of their king from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought out the spoil of the city, exceedingly much. 3And he brought out the people who were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4And it happened after this, that war arose at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued. 5And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant. 7And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. 8These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.