1 Chronicles 20:1-8
The Capture of Rabbah
1 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, Joab led out the armed forces. He laid waste the land of the Ammonites and went to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and left it in ruins. 2 David took the crown from the head of their king—its weight was found to be a talent[b] of gold, and it was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city 3 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.
4 In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites, and the Philistines were subjugated.
5 In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.
6 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha. 7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, killed him.
8 These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.
In the spring Joab led the army of Israel out to battle...This was the time of year when kings went out to battle...But David stayed in Jerusalem...The army of Israel destroyed the land of Ammon...Then they went to the city of Rabbah...They surrounded it and attacked it until they destroyed it...David took the crown from the head of their king...That gold crown weighed about 75 pounds...And it had valuable gems in it...The crown was put on David’s head...Then David took many valuable things from the city...David brought out the people from Rabbah...And he forced them to work with saws, iron picks and axes...David did the same thing to all the Ammonite towns...Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem...Later, war broke out between Israel and the Philistines at Gezer...At this time Sibbecai from Hushah killed Sippai...Sippai was one of the descendants of the Rephaites...So those Philistines were defeated...Another time, the Israelites again fought the Philistines...Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath...Goliath was from the town of Gath...Lahmi’s spear was as large as a weaver’s rod...Later, the Israelites fought another war with the Philistines at Gath...In this town there was a very large man...He had 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot...So he had 24 fingers and toes in all...He also was a descendant of Rapha...When he made fun of Israel, Jonathan killed him...Jonathan was the son of Shimea, David’s brother...These Philistines were descendants of Rapha from Gath...These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men...