1 At the beginning of the following year, the time when kings go to war, Joab led the army out in force, laid waste the land of the Ammonites, and went on to besiege Rabbah, while David himself remained in Jerusalem. When Joab had attacked Rabbah and destroyed it,
2 David took the crown of Milcom from the idol's head. It was found to weigh a talent of gold; and it contained precious stones, which David wore on his own head. He also brought out a great amount of booty from the city.
3 He deported the people of the city and set them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. Thus David dealt with all the cities of the Ammonites. Then he and his whole army returned to Jerusalem.
4 Afterward there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time, Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Sippai, one of the descendants of the Raphaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
5 Once again there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's heddle-bar.
6 In still another battle, at Gath, they encountered a giant, also a descendant of the Raphaim, who had six fingers to each hand and six toes to each foot; twenty-four in all.
7 He defied Israel, and Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him.
8 These were the descendants of the Raphaim of Gath who died at the hands 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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