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He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes.[a] That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

Battles against Philistine Giants

After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph,[b] a descendant of the giants,[c] and so the Philistines were subdued.

During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath of Gath. The handle of Lahmi’s spear was as thick as a weaver’s beam!

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Footnotes

  1. 20:3 As in parallel text at 2 Sam 12:31; Hebrew reads and cut them with saws, iron picks, and saws.
  2. 20:4a As in parallel text at 2 Sam 21:18; Hebrew reads Sippai.
  3. 20:4b Hebrew descendant of the Rephaites; also in 20:6, 8.

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