1 Now it happened that, after the course of a year, in the time when kings usually go forth to war, Joab gathered an army with experienced soldiers, and he laid waste to the land of the sons of Ammon. And he continued on and besieged Rabbah. But David was staying in Jerusalem when Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 Then David took the crown of Milcom from his head, and he found in it the weight of one talent of gold, and very precious gems. And he made for himself a diadem from it. Also, he took the best spoils of the city, which were very many.
3 Then he led away the people who were in it. And he caused plows, and sleds, and iron chariots to go over them, so much so that they were cut apart and crushed. So did David treat all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And he returned with all his people to Jerusalem.
4 After these things, a war was begun at Gezer against the Philistines, in which Sibbecai the Hushathite struck Sippai from the race of the Rephaim, and he humbled them.
5 Also, another war was undertaken against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus, a son of the forest, a Bethlehemite, struck the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
6 Then too, another war occurred in Gath, in which there was a very tall man, having six digits, that is, all together twenty-four. This man too was born from the stock of the Rephaim.
7 He blasphemed Israel. And Jonathan, the son of Shimea, the brother of David, struck him down. These were the sons of the Rephaim in Gath, who fell by the hand of David and 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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