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1Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.

2David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoils of the city, a very great amount.

3He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work at saws, iron picks, and axes. And David did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4Now it came about after this, that war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the giants, and they were subdued.

5And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

6Again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also was descended from the giants.

7When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.

8These were descended from the giants 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.