На другий рік, під той час, коли царі звичайно виступають у похід, вивів Йоав ціле військо й, спустошивши Аммон-край, прийшов і обліг Раббу. А Давид зостався в Єрусалимі; Йоав же, завоювавши Раббу, зруйнував її
It happened [a]in the spring of the year, at the time kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it.
Тоді Давид узяв корону, що була на голові в Мілкома, — а важила вона один талант золота, і на ній було дороге каміння, — і поклали її Давидові на голову; здобичі теж вельми багато виніс він із міста.
Then David took their king’s crown from 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. Also he brought out the [b]spoil of the city in great abundance.
А людей, що були в ньому, вивів і приставив до роботи пилою, залізними рискалями й сокирами. Те саме зробив Давид і з усіма аммонськими містами. І повернувся Давид і все військо в Єрусалим.
And he brought out the people who were in it, and [c]put them to work with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. So David did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Now it happened afterward that war broke out at [d]Gezer with the Philistines, at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite killed [e]Sippai, who was one of the sons of [f]the giant. And they were subdued.
Again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan the son of [g]Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Yet again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, with twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to [h]the giant.