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1Ch 18:1	Strong Concordance	Now after this [0310] it came to pass, that David [01732] smote [05221] the Philistines [06430], and subdued [03665] them, and took [03947] Gath [01661] and her towns [01323] out of the hand [03027] of the Philistines [06430].
	King James	Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
DAVID SUBDUES THE PHILISTINES AND MOABITES. (Ch1 18:1-2) David . . . took Gath and her towns--The full extent of David's conquests in the Philistine territory is here distinctly stated, whereas in the parallel passage (Sa2 8:1) it was only described in a general way. Gath was the "Metheg-ammah," or "arm-bridle," as it is there called--either from its supremacy as the capital over the other Philistine towns, or because, in the capture of that important place and its dependencies, he obtained the complete control of his restless neighbors.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

DAVID SUBDUES THE PHILISTINES AND MOABITES. (Ch1 18:1-2)

David . . . took Gath and her towns--The full extent of David's conquests in the Philistine territory is here distinctly stated, whereas in the parallel passage (Sa2 8:1) it was only described in a general way. Gath was the "Metheg-ammah," or "arm-bridle," as it is there called--either from its supremacy as the capital over the other Philistine towns, or because, in the capture of that important place and its dependencies, he obtained the complete control of his restless neighbors.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Gath and her towns - In Samuel, Methegammah (see the marginal reference note).

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
The events recorded in these three chapters are all narrated in the second book of Samuel also, and in the same order. First, there are grouped together in our 18th chapter, and in 2 Sam 8, in such a manner as to afford a general view of the whole, all the wars which David carried on victoriously against all his enemies round about in the establishment of the Israelitish rule, with a short statement of the results, followed by a catalogue of David's chief public officials. In 1 Chron 19 and in 2 Sam 10 we have a more detailed account of the arduous war against the Ammonites and Syrians, and in Ch1 20:1-3 and Sa2 12:26-31 the conclusion of the war with the capture of Rabbah, the capital of the Ammonites; and finally, in Ch1 20:4-8, we have a few short accounts of the victories of the Israelitish heroes over giants from the land of the Philistines, which are inserted in Sa2 21:18-22 as a supplement to the last section of David's history. Apart from this last section, which is to be regarded even in the Chronicle as an appendix, we find the arrangement and succession of the events to be the same in both books, since the sections which in Sa2 9:1-13 and Sa2 11:1-12, Sa2 11:25, stand between the histories of the wars, contain sketches of David's family life, which the author of the Chronicle has, in accordance with his plan, omitted. Even as to individual details the two narratives are perfectly agreed, the divergences being inconsiderable; and even these, in so far as they are original, and are not results of careless copying, - as, for instance, the omission of the word נציבים, Ch1 18:6, as compared with Ch1 18:13 and Sa2 8:6, and the difference in the numbers and names in Ch1 18:4, Ch1 18:8, as compared with Sa2 4:4, Sa2 4:8, are, - partly mere explanations of obscure expressions, partly small additions or abridgments. For the commentary, therefore, we may refer to the remarks on 2nd Samuel, where the divergences of the Chronicle from the record in Samuel are also dealt with. With Ch1 18:1-13 cf. Sa2 8:1-14; and with the register of public officials, Sa2 18:14-17, cf. Sa2 8:15-18. Examples of paraphrastic explanation are found in Ch1 18:1, where the figurative expression, David took the bridle of the mother out of the hands of the Philistines, i.e., deprived them of the hegemony, is explained by the phrase, David took Gath and her cities out of the hands of the Philistines, i.e., took from the Philistines the capital with her daughter cities; and in Ch1 18:17, כּהנים is rendered by, the first at the king's hand. Among the abridgments, the omission of David's harsh treatment of the Moabites who were taken prisoners is surprising, no reason for it being discoverable; for the assertion that the chronicler has purposely omitted it in order to free David from the charge of such barbarous conduct, is disposed of by the fact that he does not pass over in silence the similar treatment of the conquered inhabitants of Rabbah in Ch1 20:3. Instead of this, the chronicler has several historical notes peculiar to himself, which are wanting in the text of Samuel, and which prove that the author of the Chronicle has not derived his account from the second book of Samuel. Such, e.g., is the statement in Ch1 18:8, that Solomon caused the brazen sea and the pillars and vessels of the court of the temple to be made of the brass taken as booty in the war against Hadadezer; in Ch1 18:11, the word מאדום, which is wanting in Samuel, as מארם, which in Ch1 18:11 of that book is used in place of it, probably stood originally in the Chronicle also. Such also are the more accurate statements in Ch1 18:12 as to the victory over the Edomites in the Valley of Salt (see on Sa2 8:13).

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

The events recorded in these three chapters are all narrated in the second book of Samuel also, and in the same order. First, there are grouped together in our 18th chapter, and in 2 Sam 8, in such a manner as to afford a general view of the whole, all the wars which David carried on victoriously against all his enemies round about in the establishment of the Israelitish rule, with a short statement of the results, followed by a catalogue of David's chief public officials. In 1 Chron 19 and in 2 Sam 10 we have a more detailed account of the arduous war against the Ammonites and Syrians, and in Ch1 20:1-3 and Sa2 12:26-31 the conclusion of the war with the capture of Rabbah, the capital of the Ammonites; and finally, in Ch1 20:4-8, we have a few short accounts of the victories of the Israelitish heroes over giants from the land of the Philistines, which are inserted in Sa2 21:18-22 as a supplement to the last section of David's history. Apart from this last section, which is to be regarded even in the Chronicle as an appendix, we find the arrangement and succession of the events to be the same in both books, since the sections which in Sa2 9:1-13 and Sa2 11:1-12, Sa2 11:25, stand between the histories of the wars, contain sketches of David's family life, which the author of the Chronicle has, in accordance with his plan, omitted. Even as to individual details the two narratives are perfectly agreed, the divergences being inconsiderable; and even these, in so far as they are original, and are not results of careless copying, - as, for instance, the omission of the word נציבים, Ch1 18:6, as compared with Ch1 18:13 and Sa2 8:6, and the difference in the numbers and names in Ch1 18:4, Ch1 18:8, as compared with Sa2 4:4, Sa2 4:8, are, - partly mere explanations of obscure expressions, partly small additions or abridgments. For the commentary, therefore, we may refer to the remarks on 2nd Samuel, where the divergences of the Chronicle from the record in Samuel are also dealt with. With Ch1 18:1-13 cf. Sa2 8:1-14; and with the register of public officials, Sa2 18:14-17, cf. Sa2 8:15-18.

Examples of paraphrastic explanation are found in Ch1 18:1, where the figurative expression, David took the bridle of the mother out of the hands of the Philistines, i.e., deprived them of the hegemony, is explained by the phrase, David took Gath and her cities out of the hands of the Philistines, i.e., took from the Philistines the capital with her daughter cities; and in Ch1 18:17, כּהנים is rendered by, the first at the king's hand. Among the abridgments, the omission of David's harsh treatment of the Moabites who were taken prisoners is surprising, no reason for it being discoverable; for the assertion that the chronicler has purposely omitted it in order to free David from the charge of such barbarous conduct, is disposed of by the fact that he does not pass over in silence the similar treatment of the conquered inhabitants of Rabbah in Ch1 20:3. Instead of this, the chronicler has several historical notes peculiar to himself, which are wanting in the text of Samuel, and which prove that the author of the Chronicle has not derived his account from the second book of Samuel. Such, e.g., is the statement in Ch1 18:8, that Solomon caused the brazen sea and the pillars and vessels of the court of the temple to be made of the brass taken as booty in the war against Hadadezer; in Ch1 18:11, the word מאדום, which is wanting in Samuel, as מארם, which in Ch1 18:11 of that book is used in place of it, probably stood originally in the Chronicle also. Such also are the more accurate statements in Ch1 18:12 as to the victory over the Edomites in the Valley of Salt (see on Sa2 8:13).

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
David - took Gath and her towns - See the comparison between this chapter and Sa2 8:1 (note), etc., in the notes on the latter.

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¹³ And David [01732] gat [06213] him a name [08034] when he returned [07725] from smiting [05221] of the Syrians [0758] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417], being eighteen [08083] [06240] thousand [0505] men.

¹² Moreover Abishai [052] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870] slew [05221] of the Edomites [0123] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417] eighteen [08083] [06240] thousand [0505].

¹¹ Them also king [04428] David [01732] dedicated [06942] unto the LORD [03068], with the silver [03701] and the gold [02091] that he brought [05375] from all these nations [01471]; from Edom [0123], and from Moab [04124], and from the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and from the Philistines [06430], and from Amalek [06002].

⁸ Likewise from Tibhath [02880], and from Chun [03560], cities [05892] of Hadarezer [01928], brought [03947] David [01732] very [03966] much [07227] brass [05178], wherewith Solomon [08010] made [06213] the brasen [05178] sea [03220], and the pillars [05982], and the vessels [03627] of brass [05178].

³ And he brought out [03318] the people [05971] that were in it, and cut [07787] them with saws [04050], and with harrows [02757] of iron [01270], and with axes [04050]. Even so dealt [06213] David [01732] with all the cities [05892] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983]. And David [01732] and all the people [05971] returned [07725] to Jerusalem [03389].

¹⁷ And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over the Cherethites [03774] and the Pelethites [06432]; and the sons [01121] of David [01732] were chief [07223] about [03027] the king [04428].

¹⁵ And David [01732] reigned [04427] over all Israel [03478]; and David [01732] executed [06213] judgment [04941] and justice [06666] unto all his people [05971].
¹⁶ And Joab [03097] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870] was over the host [06635]; and Jehoshaphat [03092] the son [01121] of Ahilud [0286] was recorder [02142];
¹⁷ And Zadok [06659] the son [01121] of Ahitub [0285], and Ahimelech [0288] the son [01121] of Abiathar [054], were the priests [03548]; and Seraiah [08304] was the scribe [05608];
¹⁸ And Benaiah [01141] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] was over both the Cherethites [03774] and the Pelethites [06432]; and David's [01732] sons [01121] were chief rulers [03548].

¹⁴ Then said [0559] Joab [03097], I may not tarry [03176] thus with thee [06440]. And he took [03947] three [07969] darts [07626] in his hand [03709], and thrust [08628] them through the heart [03820] of Absalom [053], while he was yet alive [02416] in the midst of the oak [0424].
¹⁵ And ten [06235] young men [05288] that bare [05375] Joab's [03097] armour [03627] compassed about [05437] and smote [05221] Absalom [053], and slew [04191] him.
¹⁶ And Joab [03097] blew [08628] the trumpet [07782], and the people [05971] returned [07725] from pursuing [07291] after [0310] Israel [03478]: for Joab [03097] held back [02820] the people [05971].
¹⁷ And they took [03947] Absalom [053], and cast [07993] him into a great [01419] pit [06354] in the wood [03293], and laid [05324] a very [03966] great [01419] heap [01530] of stones [068] upon him: and all Israel [03478] fled [05127] every one [0376] to his tent [0168].

¹ And after [0310] this it came to pass, that David [01732] smote [05221] the Philistines [06430], and subdued [03665] them: and David [01732] took [03947] Methegammah [04965] out of the hand [03027] of the Philistines [06430].
² And he smote [05221] Moab [04124], and measured [04058] them with a line [02256], casting them down [07901] to the ground [0776]; even with two [08147] lines [02256] measured [04058] he to put to death [04191], and with one full [04393] line [02256] to keep alive [02421]. And so the Moabites [04124] became David's [01732] servants [05650], and brought [05375] gifts [04503].
³ David [01732] smote [05221] also Hadadezer [01909], the son [01121] of Rehob [07340], king [04428] of Zobah [06678], as he went [03212] to recover [07725] his border [03027] at the river [05104] Euphrates [06578].
⁴ And David [01732] took [03920] from him a thousand [0505] chariots, and seven [07651] hundred [03967] horsemen [06571], and twenty [06242] thousand [0505] footmen [0376] [07273]: and David [01732] houghed [06131] all the chariot [07393] horses, but reserved [03498] of them for an hundred [03967] chariots [07393].
⁵ And when the Syrians [0758] of Damascus [01834] came [0935] to succour [05826] Hadadezer [01909] king [04428] of Zobah [06678], David [01732] slew [05221] of the Syrians [0758] two [08147] and twenty [06242] thousand [0505] men [0376].
⁶ Then David [01732] put [07760] garrisons [05333] in Syria [0758] of Damascus [01834]: and the Syrians [0758] became servants [05650] to David [01732], and brought [05375] gifts [04503]. And the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].
⁷ And David [01732] took [03947] the shields [07982] of gold [02091] that were on the servants [05650] of Hadadezer [01909], and brought [0935] them to Jerusalem [03389].
⁸ And from Betah [0984], and from Berothai [01268], cities [05892] of Hadadezer [01909], king [04428] David [01732] took [03947] exceeding [03966] much [07235] brass [05178].
⁹ When Toi [08583] king [04428] of Hamath [02574] heard [08085] that David [01732] had smitten [05221] all the host [02428] of Hadadezer [01909],
¹⁰ Then Toi [08583] sent [07971] Joram [03141] his son [01121] unto king [04428] David [01732], to salute [07592] [07965] him, and to bless [01288] him, because he had fought [03898] against Hadadezer [01909], and smitten [05221] him: for Hadadezer [01909] had wars [0376] [04421] with Toi [08583]. And Joram brought with him [03027] vessels [03627] of silver [03701], and vessels [03627] of gold [02091], and vessels [03627] of brass [05178]:
¹¹ Which also king [04428] David [01732] did dedicate [06942] unto the LORD [03068], with the silver [03701] and gold [02091] that he had dedicated [06942] of all nations [01471] which he subdued [03533];
¹² Of Syria [0758], and of Moab [04124], and of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and of the Philistines [06430], and of Amalek [06002], and of the spoil [07998] of Hadadezer [01909], son [01121] of Rehob [07340], king [04428] of Zobah [06678].
¹³ And David [01732] gat [06213] him a name [08034] when he returned [07725] from smiting [05221] of the Syrians [0758] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417], being eighteen [08083] [06240] thousand [0505] men.
¹⁴ And he put [07760] garrisons [05333] in Edom [0123]; throughout all Edom [0123] put [07760] he garrisons [05333], and all they of Edom [0123] became David's [01732] servants [05650]. And the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].

¹ Now after this [0310] it came to pass, that David [01732] smote [05221] the Philistines [06430], and subdued [03665] them, and took [03947] Gath [01661] and her towns [01323] out of the hand [03027] of the Philistines [06430].
² And he smote [05221] Moab [04124]; and the Moabites [04124] became David's [01732] servants [05650], and brought [05375] gifts [04503].
³ And David [01732] smote [05221] Hadarezer [01928] king [04428] of Zobah [06678] unto Hamath [02574], as he went [03212] to stablish [05324] his dominion [03027] by the river [05104] Euphrates [06578].
⁴ And David [01732] took [03920] from him a thousand [0505] chariots [07393], and seven [07651] thousand [0505] horsemen [06571], and twenty [06242] thousand [0505] footmen [0376] [07273]: David [01732] also houghed [06131] all the chariot [07393] horses, but reserved [03498] of them an hundred [03967] chariots [07393].
⁵ And when the Syrians [0758] of Damascus [01834] came [0935] to help [05826] Hadarezer [01928] king [04428] of Zobah [06678], David [01732] slew [05221] of the Syrians [0758] two [08147] and twenty [06242] thousand [0505] men [0376].
⁶ Then David [01732] put [07760] garrisons in Syriadamascus [0758] [01834]; and the Syrians [0758] became David's [01732] servants [05650], and brought [05375] gifts [04503]. Thus the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].
⁷ And David [01732] took [03947] the shields [07982] of gold [02091] that were on the servants [05650] of Hadarezer [01928], and brought [0935] them to Jerusalem [03389].
⁸ Likewise from Tibhath [02880], and from Chun [03560], cities [05892] of Hadarezer [01928], brought [03947] David [01732] very [03966] much [07227] brass [05178], wherewith Solomon [08010] made [06213] the brasen [05178] sea [03220], and the pillars [05982], and the vessels [03627] of brass [05178].
⁹ Now when Tou [08583] king [04428] of Hamath [02574] heard [08085] how David [01732] had smitten [05221] all the host [02428] of Hadarezer [01928] king [04428] of Zobah [06678];
¹⁰ He sent [07971] Hadoram [01913] his son [01121] to king [04428] David [01732], to enquire [07592] of his welfare [07965], and to congratulate [01288] him, because he had fought [03898] against Hadarezer [01928], and smitten [05221] him; (for Hadarezer [01928] had war [0376] [04421] with Tou [08583];) and with him all manner of vessels [03627] of gold [02091] and silver [03701] and brass [05178].
¹¹ Them also king [04428] David [01732] dedicated [06942] unto the LORD [03068], with the silver [03701] and the gold [02091] that he brought [05375] from all these nations [01471]; from Edom [0123], and from Moab [04124], and from the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and from the Philistines [06430], and from Amalek [06002].
¹² Moreover Abishai [052] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870] slew [05221] of the Edomites [0123] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417] eighteen [08083] [06240] thousand [0505].
¹³ And he put [07760] garrisons [05333] in Edom [0123]; and all the Edomites [0123] became David's [01732] servants [05650]. Thus the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].

⁸ And they brought [0935] the head [07218] of Ishbosheth [0378] unto David [01732] to Hebron [02275], and said [0559] to the king [04428], Behold the head [07218] of Ishbosheth [0378] the son [01121] of Saul [07586] thine enemy [0341], which sought [01245] thy life [05315]; and the LORD [03068] hath [05414] avenged [05360] my lord [0113] the king [04428] this day [03117] of Saul [07586], and of his seed [02233].

⁴ And Jonathan [03083], Saul's [07586] son [01121], had a son [01121] that was lame [05223] of his feet [07272]. He was five [02568] years [08141] old [01121] when the tidings [08052] came [0935] of Saul [07586] and Jonathan [03083] out of Jezreel [03157], and his nurse [0539] took him up [05375], and fled [05127]: and it came to pass, as she made haste [02648] to flee [05127], that he fell [05307], and became lame [06452]. And his name [08034] was Mephibosheth [04648].

⁴ And David [01732] took [03920] from him a thousand [0505] chariots [07393], and seven [07651] thousand [0505] horsemen [06571], and twenty [06242] thousand [0505] footmen [0376] [07273]: David [01732] also houghed [06131] all the chariot [07393] horses, but reserved [03498] of them an hundred [03967] chariots [07393].

⁶ Then David [01732] put [07760] garrisons [05333] in Syria [0758] of Damascus [01834]: and the Syrians [0758] became servants [05650] to David [01732], and brought [05375] gifts [04503]. And the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].

¹³ And he put [07760] garrisons [05333] in Edom [0123]; and all the Edomites [0123] became David's [01732] servants [05650]. Thus the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].

⁶ Then David [01732] put [07760] garrisons in Syriadamascus [0758] [01834]; and the Syrians [0758] became David's [01732] servants [05650], and brought [05375] gifts [04503]. Thus the LORD [03068] preserved [03467] David [01732] whithersoever he went [01980].

²⁵ Then David [01732] said [0559] unto the messenger [04397], Thus shalt thou say [0559] unto Joab [03097], Let not this thing [01697] displease [03415] [05869] thee, for the sword [02719] devoureth [0398] one as well as another [02090]: make thy battle [04421] more strong [02388] against the city [05892], and overthrow [02040] it: and encourage [02388] thou him.

¹ And it came to pass, after the year [08141] was expired [08666], at the time [06256] when kings [04428] [04397] go forth [03318] to battle, that David [01732] sent [07971] Joab [03097], and his servants [05650] with him, and all Israel [03478]; and they destroyed [07843] the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and besieged [06696] Rabbah [07237]. But David [01732] tarried still [03427] at Jerusalem [03389].
² And it came to pass in an eveningtide [06153] [06256], that David [01732] arose [06965] from off his bed [04904], and walked [01980] upon the roof [01406] of the king's [04428] house [01004]: and from the roof [01406] he saw [07200] a woman [0802] washing [07364] herself; and the woman [0802] was very [03966] beautiful [02896] to look upon [04758].
³ And David [01732] sent [07971] and enquired [01875] after the woman [0802]. And one said [0559], Is not this Bathsheba [01339], the daughter [01323] of Eliam [0463], the wife [0802] of Uriah [0223] the Hittite [02850]?
⁴ And David [01732] sent [07971] messengers [04397], and took [03947] her; and she came in [0935] unto him, and he lay [07901] with her; for she was purified [06942] from her uncleanness [02932]: and she returned [07725] unto her house [01004].
⁵ And the woman [0802] conceived [02029], and sent [07971] and told [05046] David [01732], and said [0559], I am with child [02030].
⁶ And David [01732] sent [07971] to Joab [03097], saying, Send [07971] me Uriah [0223] the Hittite [02850]. And Joab [03097] sent [07971] Uriah [0223] to David [01732].
⁷ And when Uriah [0223] was come [0935] unto him, David [01732] demanded [07592] of him how Joab [03097] did [07965], and how the people [05971] did [07965], and how the war [04421] prospered [07965].
⁸ And David [01732] said [0559] to Uriah [0223], Go down [03381] to thy house [01004], and wash [07364] thy feet [07272]. And Uriah [0223] departed out [03318] of the king's [04428] house [01004], and there followed [0310] him a mess [04864] of meat from the king [04428].
⁹ But Uriah [0223] slept [07901] at the door [06607] of the king's [04428] house [01004] with all the servants [05650] of his lord [0113], and went not down [03381] to his house [01004].
¹⁰ And when they had told [05046] David [01732], saying [0559], Uriah [0223] went not down [03381] unto his house [01004], David [01732] said [0559] unto Uriah [0223], Camest [0935] thou not from thy journey [01870]? why then didst thou not go down [03381] unto thine house [01004]?
¹¹ And Uriah [0223] said [0559] unto David [01732], The ark [0727], and Israel [03478], and Judah [03063], abide [03427] in tents [05521]; and my lord [0113] Joab [03097], and the servants [05650] of my lord [0113], are encamped [02583] in the open [06440] fields [07704]; shall I [0589] then go [0935] into mine house [01004], to eat [0398] and to drink [08354], and to lie [07901] with my wife [0802]? as thou livest [02416], and as thy soul [05315] liveth [02416], I will not do [06213] this thing [01697].
¹² And David [01732] said [0559] to Uriah [0223], Tarry [03427] here to day [03117] also, and to morrow [04279] I will let thee depart [07971]. So Uriah [0223] abode [03427] in Jerusalem [03389] that day [03117], and the morrow [04283].

¹ And David [01732] said [0559], Is there yet [03426] any that is left [03498] of the house [01004] of Saul [07586], that I may shew [06213] him kindness [02617] for Jonathan's [03083] sake?
² And there was of the house [01004] of Saul [07586] a servant [05650] whose name [08034] was Ziba [06717]. And when they had called [07121] him unto David [01732], the king [04428] said [0559] unto him, Art thou Ziba [06717]? And he said [0559], Thy servant [05650] is he.
³ And the king [04428] said [0559], Is there not [0657] yet any [0376] of the house [01004] of Saul [07586], that I may shew [06213] the kindness [02617] of God [0430] unto him? And Ziba [06717] said [0559] unto the king [04428], Jonathan [03083] hath yet a son [01121], which is lame [05223] on his feet [07272].
⁴ And the king [04428] said [0559] unto him, Where [0375] is he? And Ziba [06717] said [0559] unto the king [04428], Behold, he is in the house [01004] of Machir [04353], the son [01121] of Ammiel [05988], in Lodebar [03810].
⁵ Then king [04428] David [01732] sent [07971], and fetched [03947] him out of the house [01004] of Machir [04353], the son [01121] of Ammiel [05988], from Lodebar [03810].
⁶ Now when Mephibosheth [04648], the son [01121] of Jonathan [03083], the son [01121] of Saul [07586], was come [0935] unto David [01732], he fell [05307] on his face [06440], and did reverence [07812]. And David [01732] said [0559], Mephibosheth [04648]. And he answered [0559], Behold thy servant [05650]!
⁷ And David [01732] said [0559] unto him, Fear [03372] not: for I will surely [06213] shew [06213] thee kindness [02617] for Jonathan [03083] thy father's [01] sake, and will restore [07725] thee all the land [07704] of Saul [07586] thy father [01]; and thou shalt eat [0398] bread [03899] at my table [07979] continually [08548].
⁸ And he bowed [07812] himself, and said [0559], What is thy servant [05650], that thou shouldest look [06437] upon such a dead [04191] dog [03611] as I am?
⁹ Then the king [04428] called [07121] to Ziba [06717], Saul's [07586] servant [05288], and said [0559] unto him, I have given [05414] unto thy master's [0113] son [01121] all that pertained [01961] to Saul [07586] and to all his house [01004].
¹⁰ Thou therefore, and thy sons [01121], and thy servants [05650], shall till [05647] the land [0127] for him, and thou shalt bring [0935] in the fruits, that thy master's [0113] son [01121] may have food [03899] to eat [0398]: but Mephibosheth [04648] thy master's [0113] son [01121] shall eat [0398] bread [03899] alway [08548] at my table [07979]. Now Ziba [06717] had fifteen [02568] [06240] sons [01121] and twenty [06242] servants [05650].
¹¹ Then said [0559] Ziba [06717] unto the king [04428], According to all that my lord [0113] the king [04428] hath commanded [06680] his servant [05650], so shall thy servant [05650] do [06213]. As for Mephibosheth [04648], said the king, he shall eat [0398] at my table [07979], as one [0259] of the king's [04428] sons [01121].
¹² And Mephibosheth [04648] had a young [06996] son [01121], whose name [08034] was Micha [04316]. And all that dwelt [04186] in the house [01004] of Ziba [06717] were servants [05650] unto Mephibosheth [04648].
¹³ So Mephibosheth [04648] dwelt [03427] in Jerusalem [03389]: for he did eat [0398] continually [08548] at the king's [04428] table [07979]; and was lame [06455] on both [08147] his feet [07272].

¹⁸ And it came to pass after this [0310], that there was again a battle [04421] with the Philistines [06430] at Gob [01359]: then Sibbechai [05444] the Hushathite [02843] slew [05221] Saph [05593], which was of the sons [03211] of the giant [07497].
¹⁹ And there was again a battle [04421] in Gob [01359] with the Philistines [06430], where Elhanan [0445] the son [01121] of Jaareoregim [03296], a Bethlehemite [01022], slew [05221] the brother of Goliath [01555] the Gittite [01663], the staff [06086] of whose spear [02595] was like a weaver's [0707] beam [04500].
²⁰ And there was yet a battle [04421] in Gath [01661], where was a man [0376] of great stature [04067] [04055], that had on every hand [03027] six [08337] fingers [0676], and on every foot [07272] six [08337] toes [0676], four [0702] and twenty [06242] in number [04557]; and he also was born [03205] to the giant [07497].
²¹ And when he defied [02778] Israel [03478], Jonathan [03083] the son [01121] of Shimea [08092] the brother [0251] of David [01732] slew [05221] him.
²² These four [0702] were born [03205] to the giant [07497] in Gath [01661], and fell [05307] by the hand [03027] of David [01732], and by the hand [03027] of his servants [05650].

⁴ And it came to pass after this [0310], that there arose [05975] war [04421] at Gezer [01507] with the Philistines [06430]; at which time [0227] Sibbechai [05444] the Hushathite [02843] slew [05221] Sippai [05598], that was of the children [03211] of the giant [07497]: and they were subdued [03665].
⁵ And there was war [04421] again with the Philistines [06430]; and Elhanan [0445] the son [01121] of Jair [03265] slew [05221] Lahmi [03902] the brother [0251] of Goliath [01555] the Gittite [01663], whose spear [02595] staff [06086] was like a weaver's [0707] beam [04500].
⁶ And yet again there was war [04421] at Gath [01661], where was a man [0376] of great stature [04060], whose fingers [0676] and toes [0676] were four [0702] and twenty [06242], six [08337] on each hand, and six [08337] on each foot: and he also was the son [03205] of the giant [07497].
⁷ But when he defied [02778] Israel [03478], Jonathan [03083] the son [01121] of Shimea [08092] David's [01732] brother [0251] slew [05221] him.
⁸ These [0411] were born [03205] unto the giant [07497] in Gath [01661]; and they fell [05307] by the hand [03027] of David [01732], and by the hand [03027] of his servants [05650].

²⁶ And Joab [03097] fought [03898] against Rabbah [07237] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and took [03920] the royal [04410] city [05892].
²⁷ And Joab [03097] sent [07971] messengers [04397] to David [01732], and said [0559], I have fought [03898] against Rabbah [07237], and have taken [03920] the city [05892] of waters [04325].
²⁸ Now therefore gather [0622] the rest [03499] of the people [05971] together [0622], and encamp [02583] against the city [05892], and take [03920] it: lest I take [03920] the city [05892], and it be called [07121] after my name [08034].
²⁹ And David [01732] gathered [0622] all the people [05971] together [0622], and went [03212] to Rabbah [07237], and fought [03898] against it, and took [03920] it.
³⁰ And he took [03947] their king's [04428] crown [05850] from off his head [07218], the weight [04948] whereof was a talent [03603] of gold [02091] with the precious [03368] stones [068]: and it was set on David's [01732] head [07218]. And he brought forth [03318] the spoil [07998] of the city [05892] in great [03966] abundance [07235].
³¹ And he brought forth [03318] the people [05971] that were therein, and put [07760] them under saws [04050], and under harrows [02757] of iron [01270], and under axes [04037] of iron [01270], and made them pass [05674] through the brickkiln [04404]: and thus did [06213] he unto all the cities [05892] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983]. So David [01732] and all the people [05971] returned [07725] unto Jerusalem [03389].

¹ And it came to pass, that after [06256] the year [08141] was expired [08666], at the time [06256] that kings [04428] go out [03318] to battle, Joab [03097] led forth [05090] the power [02428] of the army [06635], and wasted [07843] the country [0776] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983], and came [0935] and besieged [06696] Rabbah [07237]. But David [01732] tarried [03427] at Jerusalem [03389]. And Joab [03097] smote [05221] Rabbah [07237], and destroyed [02040] it.
² And David [01732] took [03947] the crown [05850] of their king [04428] from off his head [07218], and found [04672] it to weigh [04948] a talent [03603] of gold [02091], and there were precious [03368] stones [068] in it; and it was set upon David's [01732] head [07218]: and he brought [03318] also exceeding [03966] much [07235] spoil [07998] out of the city [05892].
³ And he brought out [03318] the people [05971] that were in it, and cut [07787] them with saws [04050], and with harrows [02757] of iron [01270], and with axes [04050]. Even so dealt [06213] David [01732] with all the cities [05892] of the children [01121] of Ammon [05983]. And David [01732] and all the people [05971] returned [07725] to Jerusalem [03389].