1 L a începutul anului, pe vremea când regii porneau la război, Ioab şi-a condus luptătorii la război. Ei au pustiit ţara amoniţilor şi au asediat Raba. David însă rămăsese la Ierusalim. Ioab a cucerit Raba şi a distrus-o.

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2 D avid a luat de pe capul regelui lor coroana care cântărea un talant de aur şi care era împodobită cu pietre preţioase; ea a fost pusă pe capul lui David. Prada luată din cetate era foarte multă.

And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3 P e locuitorii cetăţii i-a scos afară şi i-a pus să muncească cu ferăstraie, cu grape de fier şi cu securi de fier. La fel a făcut David şi cu celelalte cetăţi amonite. Apoi David s-a întors la Ierusalim împreună cu întreaga oştire.

And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4 D upă aceea a avut loc o bătălie împotriva filistenilor la Ghezer. Cu acest prilej, huşatitul Sibecai l-a ucis pe Sipai, unul dintre urmaşii refaiţilor. Şi filistenii au fost astfel supuşi.

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

5 Î n timpul unei alte lupte cu filistenii, Elhanan, fiul lui Iair, l-a ucis pe Lahmi, fratele lui Goliat ghititul, care avea o suliţă al cărei mâner era ca sulul unui ţesător.

And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.

6 S -a mai dat o luptă la Gat. Acolo era un bărbat uriaş care avea câte şase degete la ambele mâini şi la ambele picioare – douăzeci şi patru în total. Şi acesta se trăgea din Rafa.

And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

7 E l l-a batjocorit pe Israel, dar Ionatan, fiul lui Şimea, fratele lui David, l-a ucis.

But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.

8 A ceştia i s-au născut lui Rafa în Gat; ei au fost ucişi de David şi de slujitorii săi.

These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.