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David said
furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall
smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into
battle, and perish.
David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou
assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to
battle, thou and thy men.
Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”
And the princes of the Philistines were
wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to
battle, lest in the
battle he be an
adversary to us: for
wherewith should he
reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
But the commanders of the Philistines were
angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into
battle only to become our
adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.
Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
For who will
hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the
battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
Who will
listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to
battle will
match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”
And the
battle went
sore against Saul, and the archers
hit him; and he was
sore wounded of the archers.
When the
battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the
battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and
Jonathan his son are dead also.
“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the
battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son
Jonathan are also dead.”
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the
battle! O
Jonathan, thou
wast slain in thine high places.
How the mighty have fallen in the thick of
battle!
Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
And there was a very
sore battle that day; and
Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
The
battle that day was intense, and
Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by the servants of David.
And the children of
Ammon came out, and put the
battle in
array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and
Ish-
tob, and
Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
The
Ammonites marched out and
arrayed themselves for
battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of
Tob and
Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
When
Joab saw that the front of the
battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians:
When
Joab saw the
battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and
arrayed them against the Arameans.
And
Joab drew
nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the
battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
So
Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
And it came to pass, after the year was
expired, at the time when kings go forth to
battle, that David sent
Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of
Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David
tarried still at Jerusalem.
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out
Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the
Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
One evening David got up from his bed and
strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman
bathing—a very beautiful woman.
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this
Bath-
sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the
forefront of the hottest
battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be
smitten, and die.
In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
Then
Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
Joab sent to David a full account of the
battle And charged the
messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
and
instructed the
messenger, “When you have finished giving the king all the details of the
battle,
Then David said unto the
messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto
Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy
battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and
encourage thou him.
And David comforted
Bath-
sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to
battle in thine own person.
So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;
So David’s army marched into the field to
engage Israel in the
battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.
For the
battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood
devoured more people that day than the sword
devoured.
The
battle spread over the whole
countryside, and that day the forest
devoured more people than the sword.
And
Absalom, whom we
anointed over us, is dead in
battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
But
Absalom, the man we
anointed over us, has died in
battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
And they came and besieged him in
Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the
trench: and all the people that were with
Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
But
Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and
smote the
Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David
sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to
battle, that thou
quench not the light of Israel.
But
Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the
Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men
swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to
battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be
extinguished.”
And it came to pass after this, that there was again a
battle with the Philistines at
Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite
slew Saph, which was of the sons of the
giant.
Some time later at
Gob, there was another
battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.
And there was again a
battle in
Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a
Bethlehemite,
slew the brother of
Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose
spear was like a
weaver’s beam.
Once again there was a
battle with the Philistines at
Gob, and Elhanan son of
Jair the
Bethlehemite killed the brother of
Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose
spear was like a
weaver’s beam.
And there was yet a
battle in
Gath, where was a man of great
stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the
giant.
And there was still another
battle at
Gath, where there was a man of great
stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
For thou hast
girded me with strength to
battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
And after him was
Eleazar the son of
Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they
defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to
battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
Next in command was
Eleazar son of
Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to
taunt the Philistines who had gathered for
battle at
Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
Wherefore
Nathan spake unto
Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith
doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
Then
Nathan said to
Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
And
Bath-
sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and
Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
So
Bathsheba went to see the king in his
bedroom. Since the king was very old,
Abishag the Shunammite was serving him.
And
Bath-
sheba bowed, and did
obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
And
Bathsheba bowed down in
homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”
And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,
Nathan the prophet also came in.
And just then, while
Bathsheba was still speaking with the king,
Nathan the prophet arrived.
Then king David answered and said, Call me
Bath-
sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.
Then
Bath-
sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
Bathsheba bowed facedown in
homage to the king and said, “May my lord King David live
forever!”
And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to
Bath-
sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou
peaceably? And he said,
Peaceably.
Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to
Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “
Yes, in peace,” he replied.
And
Bath-
sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
“Very well,” Bathsheba replied. “I will speak to the king for you.”
Bath-
sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.
So
Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to
greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
And she said, Let
Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
So
Bathsheba said, “Let
Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
And Solomon gave
Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to
Hiram year by year.
and year after year Solomon would provide
Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000
baths of pure olive oil.
And it was an hand breadth thick, and the
brim thereof was wrought like the
brim of a cup, with flowers of
lilies: it contained two thousand
baths.
Then made he ten lavers of brass: one
laver contained forty
baths: and every
laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one
laver.
He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
If thy people go out to
battle against their enemy,
whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,
And
Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the
battle? And he answered, Thou.
“By whom?”
Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the
battle?” asked
Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.
And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the
battle was joined: and the children of Israel
slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand
footmen in one day.
For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the
battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
And as the king passed by, he
cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the
battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
As the king passed by, he
cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the
battle, when suddenly a man came over with a
captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will
weigh out a talent of silver.’
And he said unto
Jehoshaphat,
Wilt thou go with me to
battle to
Ramoth-
gilead? And
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
So he asked
Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against
Ramoth-
gilead?”
Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against
Ramoth-
gilead to
battle, or shall I
forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should I
refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against
Ramoth-
gilead to
battle, or shall we
forbear? And he answered him, Go, and
prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should we
refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, I will
disguise myself, and enter into the
battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel
disguised himself, and went into the
battle.
And the king of Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, “I will
disguise myself and go into
battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel
disguised himself and went into
battle.
And a certain man drew a bow at a
venture, and
smote the king of Israel between the joints of the
harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his
chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor. So the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the
battle, for I am badly wounded!”
And the
battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his
chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the
chariot.
The
battle raged throughout that day, and the king was
propped up in his
chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out
onto the floor of the
chariot, and that evening he died.
And one washed the
chariot in the
pool of Samaria; and the dogs
licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
And the
chariot was washed at the
pool of Samaria where the prostitutes
bathed, and the dogs
licked up
Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
And he went and sent to
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me:
wilt thou go with me against Moab to
battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
And he sent a message to
Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied
Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
And when the king of Moab saw that the
battle was too
sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of
Edom: but they could not.
When the king of Moab saw that the
battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred
swordsmen to break through to the king of
Edom, but they could not prevail.
But king
Joram was returned to be
healed in
Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with
Hazael king of Syria.) And
Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in
Jezreel.
but King
Joram had returned to
Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the
battle against
Hazael their king.) So
Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let
anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in
Jezreel.”
And Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-
hadad the son of
Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of
Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did
Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
Then Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz took back from Ben-
hadad son of
Hazael the cities that
Hazael had taken in
battle from his father
Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-
hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.
He
slew of
Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took
Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in
battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and
craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought
captive to Babylon.
The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of
valor and a thousand
craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for
battle.
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the
firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he
slew him.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by
Bath-shua the
Canaanite. Er, Judah’s
firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and
Nathan, and Solomon, four, of
Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab,
Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by
Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
The sons of
Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, of
valiant men, men able to bear
buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and
threescore, that went out to the war.
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—
valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for
battle.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they
cried to God in the
battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
And because they
cried out to God in
battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
and many others fell slain, because the battle belonged to God. And they occupied the land until the exile.
And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
Michael,
Obadiah,
Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs. In addition to them, according to their
genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for
battle, for they had many wives and children.
All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan,
Tarshish, and Ahishahar. All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of
valor; there were 17,200 fit for
battle.
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the
genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to
battle was twenty and six thousand men.
All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of
valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for
battle, recorded in their
genealogies, was 26,000.
And the
battle went
sore against Saul, and the archers
hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
When the
battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
He was with David at
Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to
battle, where was a
parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
He was with David at
Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for
battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
Now these are they that came to David to
Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of
Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
Now these were the men who came to David at
Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of
Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in
battle;
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the
battle, that could handle shield and
buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
Some Gadites defected to David at his
stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of
valor, trained for
battle, experts with the shield and
spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
And there fell some of
Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to
battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon
advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the
jeopardy of our heads.
Some from
Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the
Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to
Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
Now these are the numbers of men armed for
battle who came to David at
Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
Of the children of
Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
From
Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of
valor, ready for
battle.
Of
Zebulun, such as went forth to
battle,
expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
From
Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for
battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
And of the Danites
expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
From
Dan: 28,600 prepared for
battle.
And of Asher, such as went forth to
battle,
expert in war, forty thousand.
From Asher: 40,000 fit for service, prepared for battle.
And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of
Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the
battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
And from east of the Jordan, from
Reuben,
Gad, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to
Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
All these men of war,
arrayed for
battle, came to
Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the
mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to
battle: for God is gone forth before thee to
smite the host of the Philistines.
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the
balsam trees, move out to
battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
So they
hired thirty and two thousand
chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of
Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to
battle.
So they
hired for themselves thirty-two thousand
chariots, as well as the king of
Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the
Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for
battle.
And the children of
Ammon came out, and put the
battle in
array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
The
Ammonites marched out and
arrayed themselves for
battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
Now when
Joab saw that the
battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in
array against the Syrians.
When
Joab saw the
battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and
arrayed them against the Arameans.
So
Joab and the people that were with him drew
nigh before the Syrians unto the
battle; and they fled before him.
So
Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him.
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the
battle in
array against them. So when David had put the
battle in
array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and
arrayed for
battle against them. When David lined up to
engage them in
battle, they fought against him.
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.
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war,
Joab led out the army and
ravaged the land of the
Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And
Joab attacked Rabbah and
demolished it.
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.
Once again there was a
battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of
Jair killed Lahmi the brother of
Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose
spear was like a
weaver’s beam.
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.
And there was still another
battle at
Gath, where there was a man of great
stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
Out of the spoils won in
battles did they
dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
They had dedicated some of the
plunder from their
battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.
And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
And the thickness of it was an
handbreadth, and the
brim of it like the work of the
brim of a cup, with flowers of
lilies; and it received and held three thousand
baths.
And
Abijah set the
battle in
array with an army of
valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men:
Jeroboam also set the
battle in
array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
Abijah went into
battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while
Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of
valor.
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding
trumpets to cry
alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not
prosper.
Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their
trumpets sound the
battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
And when Judah looked back, behold, the
battle was before and behind: and they
cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the
trumpets.
When Judah turned and discovered that the
battle was both before and behind them, they
cried out to the LORD. Then the priests
blew the
trumpets,
and the men of Judah raised the
battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed
Jeroboam and all Israel before
Abijah and Judah.