1 Chronicles 20
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20:1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
David’‘s army kills many people after the assault of the city of Rabbah
(Unknown, ca. 1450)
20:2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
(20:2) “Joab ... wasted the country.”
David’‘s army massacres the people of Ammon and Rabbah.
(20:2) “It was set upon David’‘s head.”
David puts on a crown weighing 1 talent (somewhere between 26 and 60 kilograms).
(He had a very strong neck.)
20:3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
(20:3) “He ... cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes.”
David tortures all the inhabitants of several cities "with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes." This must have been an example of the "sure mercies of David" that are praised in Acts 13:34.
David’‘s soldiers torturing after the assault of Rabbah
(Unknown, 1400-1500)
20:4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
20:5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.
(20:5) “Elhanan ... slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath.”
Who did Elhanan kill?
20:6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot and he also was the son of the giant.
20:7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
20:8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
