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1 Chronicles 20

At the turn of the year, when kings go out to battle, Joab led the army out, ravaged the Ammonite country and laid siege to Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and destroyed it. David took the crown from their king's head. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David's head

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Rabbah taken

At the turn of the year, when kings go out to battle, Joab led the army out, ravaged the Ammonite country and laid siege to Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and destroyed it. David took the crown from their king's head. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David's head. He also took a great amount of plunder from the city. He brought out the people who were in it and cut them with saws, iron harrows and axes. David dealt the same way with all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

And after the year was up, at the time kings go out to battle, Joab led out the strength of the army and wasted the country of the sons of Ammon, and came and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and pulled it down. And David took the crown of their king off his head and found it weighed a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on David's head. And he brought very plenty of plunder out of the town. And he brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws and with iron picks and with axes. And that's what David did to all the towns of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people came back to Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, that after the year was 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. And David 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; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. 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 dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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At the turn of the year, when kings go out to battle, Joab led the army out, ravaged the Ammonite country and laid siege to Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.

Plain English

And after the year was up, at the time kings go out to battle, Joab led out the strength of the army and wasted the country of the sons of Ammon, and came and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and pulled it down.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass, that after the year was 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

David took the crown from their king's head. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David's head. He also took a great amount of plunder from the city.

Plain English

And David took the crown of their king off his head and found it weighed a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on David's head. And he brought very plenty of plunder out of the town.

King James Version, 1611

And David 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; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3

He brought out the people who were in it and cut them with saws, iron harrows and axes. David dealt the same way with all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Plain English

And he brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws and with iron picks and with axes. And that's what David did to all the towns of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people came back to Jerusalem.

King James Version, 1611

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 dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

War with the giants

After this war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the children of the giant. And they were brought down. There was war with the Philistines again. And Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam. There was war at Gath again, where there was a man of great height, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand and six on each foot. And he was born to the giant too. But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him. These descendants of the giant were born in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his servants.

And after this war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the children of the giant. And they were brought down. And there was war with the Philistines again. And Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam. And there was war at Gath again, where there was a man of great height, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand and six on each foot. And he was born to the giant too. But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him. These were born to the giant in Gath. And they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam. And yet again there was war at Gath, where was 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 the son of the giant. But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

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After this war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the children of the giant. And they were brought down.

Plain English

And after this war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the children of the giant. And they were brought down.

King James Version, 1611

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

5

There was war with the Philistines again. And Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.

Plain English

And there was war with the Philistines again. And Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.

King James Version, 1611

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

6

There was war at Gath again, where there was a man of great height, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand and six on each foot. And he was born to the giant too.

Plain English

And there was war at Gath again, where there was a man of great height, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand and six on each foot. And he was born to the giant too.

King James Version, 1611

And yet again there was war at Gath, where was 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 the son of the giant.

7

But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.

King James Version, 1611

But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.

8

These descendants of the giant were born in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his servants.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

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