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The First Book of the Chronicles

Literal Standard Version :: World English Bible Catholic

- Kapitel 20 -

(2 Samuel 12:26–31)
1
And it comes to pass, at the time of the turn of the yearat the time of the going out of the messengers—that Joab leads out the force of the host, and destroys the land of the sons of Ammon, and comes in and besieges RabbahDavid is abiding in Jerusalemand Joab strikes Rabbah, and breaks it down.
2
And David takes the crown of their king from off his head, and finds it [to be] a talent of gold [in] weight, and [with] precious stone in it, and it is on the head of David; and he has brought out very much spoil of the city,
3
and he has brought out the people who [are] in it, and sets [them] to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus David does to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turns backand all the peopleto Jerusalem.

Battles against the Philistines

(2 Samuel 21:15–22)
4
And it comes to pass after this, that war remains in Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbechai the Hushathite has struck Sippai, of the children of the giant, and they are humbled.
5
And there is war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan son of Jair strikes Lahmi, brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear [is] like a weavers’ beam.
6
And there is war in Gath again, and there is a man of [great] measure, and his fingers and his toes [are] six and sixtwenty-four [total], and he has also been born to the giant.
7
And he reproaches Israel, and Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David, strikes him.
8
These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
(2 Samuel 12:26–31)
1
At 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.
2
David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold,(a) and there were precious stones in it. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.
3
He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Battles against the Philistines

(2 Samuel 21:15–22)
4
After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.
5
Again there was 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.
6
There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six on each hand and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
7
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
8
These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.

Fußnoten

(a)20:2 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces