He brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws,[a] iron picks, and axes.[b](A) David did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

The Philistine Giants

After this,(B) a war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim,[c](C) and the Philistines were subdued.

Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath of Gath. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:3 Text emended; MT reads and sawed them with the saw; 2Sm 12:31
  2. 20:3 Text emended; MT reads saws; 2Sm 12:31
  3. 20:4 Or the Rephaites

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