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1And 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.

2And 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.

3And 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.

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

5And 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.

6And 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.

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

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

Cross References

1 Chronicles 20
v12 Samuel 11:1thematic

Parallel account of the campaign against Rabbah during the time kings go out to battle.

Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB

v32 Samuel 12:31thematic

Parallel text detailing the treatment or labor of the conquered Ammonite citizens.

Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB

Parallel record of the battles with the Philistine giants at Gezer/Gob.

Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB

v22 Samuel 12:30thematic

Parallel description of the massive weight of the crown taken from the Ammonite king.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v52 Samuel 21:19thematic

Parallel text with textual variation regarding Elhanan and Lahmi, the brother of Goliath.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v12 Samuel 12:26thematic

Helps reconcile David tarrying in Jerusalem with his subsequent arrival to capture Rabbah.

Supported by JFB

v62 Samuel 21:20thematic

Parallel description of the multi-toed and multi-fingered giant of Gath.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v82 Samuel 21:22thematic

Parallel summary statement of the giants falling by the hand of David's servants.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v2Psalms 21:3thematic

Thematic connection to God setting a crown of pure gold upon David's head.

v51 Samuel 17:7thematic

Identical verbal description of a giant's massive spear-staff being like a weaver's beam.

v71 Samuel 17:26thematic

Parallels the giant defying Israel and the theological response to such defiance.

v71 Samuel 16:9thematic

Identifies Shimea (Shammah) as David's brother, establishing the lineage of the slayer Jonathan.