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1 Chronicles Chapter 20 (DRC)

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1 Chronicles Chapter 20 (DRC)

1 And it came to pass after the course of a year, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab gathered together an army and the strength of the troops, and wasted the land of the children of Ammon: and went and besieged Rabba. But David stayed at Jerusalem, when Joab smote Rabba, and destroyed it.

2 And David took the crown of Melchom from his head, and found in it a talent weight of gold, and most precious stones, and he made himself a diadem of it: he took also the spoils of the city which were very great.

3 And the people that were therein he brought out: and made harrows, and sleds, and chariots of iron to go over them, so that they were cut and bruised to pieces: in this manner David dealt with all the cities of the children of Ammon: and he returned with all his people to Jerusalem.

4 After this there arose a war at Gazer against the Philistines: in which Sabachai the Husathite slew Saphai of the race of Raphaim, and humbled them.

5 Another battle also was fought against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus the son of Saltus a Bethlehemite slew the brother of Goliath the Gethite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

6 There was another battle also in Geth, in which there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand and foot: who also was born of the stock of Rapha.

7 He reviled Israel: but Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him. These were the sons of Rapha in Geth, who fell by the hand of David and his servants.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 1 Chronicles chapter 20 about?
Joab leads the army to besiege and capture Rabbah, the Ammonite capital, while David remains in Jerusalem; the chapter then briefly describes three later battles against Philistine giants.
What did David do with the Ammonite king's crown?
After Rabbah fell, David took the crown from the king's head - a talent of gold set with precious stones - and had it placed on his own head, along with a great deal of other plunder from the city (v. 2).
Who is Lahmi, mentioned in verse 5?
Lahmi is described as 'the brother of Goliath the Gittite,' killed in battle by Elhanan; the parallel account in 2 Samuel 21:19 gives a differently worded version of this same encounter.

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but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:

Daniel 2:28 | ASV

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