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1Or avvenne che l’anno seguente nel tempo in cui i re sogliono andare alla guerra, Joab, alla testa di un poderoso esercito, andò a devastare il paese dei figliuoli di Ammon e ad assediare Rabba; ma Davide rimase a Gerusalemme. E Joab batté Rabba e la distrusse. 2E Davide tolse dalla testa del loro re la corona, e trovò che pesava un talento d’oro e che avea delle pietre preziose; ed essa fu posta sulla testa di Davide. Egli riportò anche dalla città grandissima preda. 3Fece uscire gli abitanti ch’erano nella città, e li fece a pezzi con delle seghe, degli erpici di ferro e delle scuri. Così fece Davide a tutte le città dei figliuoli di Ammon. Poi Davide se ne tornò a Gerusalemme con tutto il popolo. 4Dopo queste cose, ci fu una battaglia coi Filistei, a Ghezer; allora Sibbecai di Hushah uccise Sippai, uno dei discendenti di Rafa; e i Filistei furono umiliati. 5Ci fu un’altra battaglia coi Filistei; ed Elhanan, figliuolo di Jair, uccise Lahmi, fratello di Goliath di Gath, di cui l’asta della lancia era come un subbio da tessitore. 6Ci fu ancora una battaglia a Gath, dove si trovò un uomo di grande statura, che avea sei dita a ciascuna mano e a ciascun piede, in tutto ventiquattro dita, e che era anch’esso dei discendenti di Rafa. 7Egli ingiuriò Israele; e Gionathan, figliuolo di Scimea, fratello di Davide, l’uccise. 8Questi quattro uomini erano nati a Gath, della stirpe di Rafa. Essi perirono per man di Davide e per mano della sua gente.

1At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it. 2David 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 on David’s head: and he brought out the plunder of the city, exceeding much. 3He brought out the people who were therein, and cut them with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4After this, there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued. 5There was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant. 7When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him. 8These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

1Het geschiedde nu ten tijde van de wederkomst des jaars, ten tijde als de koningen uittrokken, zo voerde Joab de heirkracht, en hij verdierf het land der kinderen Ammons; en hij kwam, en belegerde Rabba; maar David bleef te Jeruzalem. En Joab sloeg Rabba, en verwoestte ze. 2En David nam de kroon huns konings van zijn hoofd, en hij bevond haar in gewicht een talent gouds, en daar was edelgesteente aan; en zij werd op Davids hoofd gezet, en hij voerde zeer veel roofs uit de stad. 3Hij voerde ook al het volk uit, dat daarin was, en hij zaagde ze met de zaag, en met ijzeren dorswagens, en met bijlen; en alzo deed David aan al de steden der kinderen Ammons. Toen keerde David wederom met al het volk naar Jeruzalem. 4En het geschiedde daarna, als de krijg met de Filistijnen te Gezer opstond, toen sloeg Sibchai, de Husathiet, Sippai, die van de kinderen van Rafa was; en zij werden ten ondergebracht. 5Daarna was er nog een krijg tegen de Filistijnen, en Elhanan, de zoon van Jair, versloeg Lachmi, den broeder van Goliath, den Gethiet, wiens spieshout was als een weversboom. 6Daarna was er nog een krijg te Gath; en daar was een zeer lang man, en zijn vingeren waren zes en zes, vier en twintig, en hij was ook van Rafa geboren; 7En hij hoonde Israel, maar Jonathan, de zoon van Simea, den broeder van David, versloeg hem. 8Dezen waren van Rafa geboren te Gath; en zij vielen door de hand van David, en door de hand zijner knechten.