1Ch 20 | HCSB | STEP | In the spring when kings march out to war, Joab led the army and destroyed the Ammonites’ land . He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem . Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

1 Chronicles 20

Capture of the City of Rabbah

1 In the spring ^{▼▼Lit At the time of the return of the year} when kings march out to war, ^b Joab led the army and destroyed the Ammonites’ land. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. ^c Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it. 2 Then David took the crown from the head of their king, ^{▼▼LXX, Vg read of Milcom
,} ^{▼▼= Molech; 1Kg 11:5,7
,} ^f and it was placed on David’s head. He found that the crown weighed 75 pounds ^{▼▼Lit a talent} of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city. 3 He brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws, ^{▼▼Text emended; MT reads and sawed them with the saw; 2Sa 12:31} iron picks, and axes. ^{▼▼Text emended; MT reads saws; 2Sa 12:31
,} ^j David did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

The Philistine Giants

4 After this, ^k a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the giants, ^{▼▼Or the Rephaites} and the Philistines were subdued.

5 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam. ^m

6 There was still another battle at Gath where there was a man of extraordinary stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot – 24 in all. He, too, was descended from the giant. ^{▼▼Or Raphah} 7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.

8 These were the descendants of the giant ^{▼▼Or Raphah} in Gath killed by David and his soldiers.