1 Chronicles 20 (NET)

1 Chronicles 20:1¹In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:2²David took the crown from the head of their king and wore it (its weight was a talent of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:3³He removed the city’s residents and made them labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:4⁴Later there was a battle with the Philistines in Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:5⁵There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:6⁶In a battle in Gath there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:7⁷When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

1 Chronicles 20:8⁸These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s