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19:14. So Joab and the people that were with him, went against the
Syrians to the battle: and he put them to flight.
19:15. And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they
likewise fled from Abisai his brother, and went into the city: and Joab
also returned to Jerusalem.
19:16. But the Syrians seeing that they had fallen before Israel, sent
messengers, and brought to them the Syrians that were beyond the river:
and Sophach, general of the army of Adarezer, was their leader.
19:17. And it was told David, and he gathered together all Israel, and
passed the Jordan, and came upon them, and put his army in array against
them, and they fought with him.
19:18. But the Syrian fled before Israel: and David slew of the Syrians
seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and Sophach the
general of the army.
Seven thousand chariots... That is, of men who fought in chariots.
19:19. And when the servants of Adarezer saw themselves overcome by
Israel, they went over to David, and served him: and Syria would not
help the children of Ammon any more.
1 Paralipomenon Chapter 20
Rabba is taken. Other victories over the Philistines.
20:1. 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.
20:2. 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.
20:3. 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.
20:4. 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.
20:5. 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.
20:6. 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.
20:7. 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.
1 Paralipomenon Chapter 21
David's sin in numbering the people is punished by a pestilence: which
ceaseth upon his offering sacrifice in the thrashingfloor of Ornan.
21:1. And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number
Israel.
21:2. And David said to Joab, and to the rulers of the people: Go, and
number Israel from Bersabee even to Dan, and bring me the number of them
that I may know it.
21:3. And Joab answered: The Lord make his people a hundred times more
than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all thy servants: why
doth my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?
21:4. But the king's word rather prevailed: and Joab departed, and went
through all Israel: and returned to Jerusalem.
21:5. And he gave David the number of them, whom he had surveyed: and
all the number of Israel was found to be eleven hundred thousand men
that drew the sword: and of Juda four hundred and seventy thousand
fighting men.
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