1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New Living Translation
2 Then David went to Rabbah and removed the crown from the king’s head,[a] and it was placed on his own head. The crown was made of gold and set with gems, and he found that it weighed seventy-five pounds.[b] David took a vast amount of plunder from the city. 3 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes.[c] 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
4 After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed Saph,[d] a descendant of the giants,[e] and so the Philistines were subdued.
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- 20:2a Or from the head of Milcom (as in Greek version and Latin Vulgate). Milcom, also called Molech, was the god of the Ammonites.
- 20:2b Hebrew 1 talent [34 kilograms].
- 20:3 As in parallel text at 2 Sam 12:31; Hebrew reads and cut them with saws, iron picks, and saws.
- 20:4a As in parallel text at 2 Sam 21:18; Hebrew reads Sippai.
- 20:4b Hebrew descendant of the Rephaites; also in 20:6, 8.
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