1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go forth to battle, Jo'ab led out the army, and ravaged the country of the Ammonites, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. And Jo'ab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.
2 And David took the crown of their king from his head; he found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
3 And he brought forth the people who were in it, and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and axes; and thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer; then Sib'becai the Hu'shathite slew Sip'pai, who was one of the descendants of the giants; and the Philistines were subdued.
5 And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elha'nan the son of Ja'ir slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
6 And there was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also was descended from the giants.
7 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shim'e-a, David's brother, slew him.
8 These were descended from the giants in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Chronicles, 20:
Chapter 20 of 1 Chronicles records King David's victories over the Philistines and other enemies of Israel. David led the Israeli army in various battles and won several cities. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
2 Samuel 21:15 - "Still the Philistines made war to Israel; and came down David, and with him his servants, and fought against the Philistines; and David tired." This verse shows the continuation of the fight against the Philistines, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 20.
Psalm 60:12 - "In God we will do prowess; for He will tread our enemies to the feet." This psalm is attributed to David and expresses his confidence in God to overcome his enemies.
Psalm 108:13 - "In God we will do prowess; for He shall calculate our opponents to the feet." This psalm is similar to the previous one and also expresses confidence in God to overcome enemies.
Isaiah 25:8 - "It shall annihilate death forever, and thus wipe the Lord God the tears of all faces, and shall take away the reproach of his people from all the earth; for the Lord said." This verse talks about God's promise to end the suffering of his people and remove the shame they experienced in their battles.
Romans 8:37 - "But in all these things we are more than winners, for the one who loved us." This verse talks about the victory of Christians in Jesus Christ, which is greater than any earthly victory. Although not directly related to David's battles, he expresses a relevant spiritual truth for anyone fighting adversity.
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