1 Chronicles 20201 ChroniclesDavid's reignBrenton Septuagint

Brenton SeptuagintBerean Standard Bible

1. The Capture of Rabbah

   (2 Samuel 12:26–31)

2. 1BrentonAnd it came to pass at the return of the year, at the time of the going forth of kings to war, that Joab gathered the whole force of the army, and they ravaged the land of the children of Ammon; and he came and besieged Rabba. But David abode in Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabba and destroyed it.BSBBSB: 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.
3. 2BrentonAnd David took the crown of Molchom their king off his head, and the weight of it was found to be a talent of gold, and on it were precious stones; and it was placed on the head of David: and he brought out the spoils of the city which were very great.BSBBSB: Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
4. 3BrentonAnd he brought out the people that were in it, and sawed them asunder with saws, and cut them with iron axes, and with harrows: and thus David did to all the children of Ammon. And David and all his people returned to Jerusalem.BSBBSB: David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

5. Battles against the Philistines

   (2 Samuel 21:15–22)

6. 4BrentonAnd it came to pass afterward that there was again war with the Philistines in Gazer: then Sobochai the Sosathite smote Saphut of the sons of the giants, and laid him low.BSBBSB: Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.
7. 5BrentonAnd there was war again with the Philistines; and Eleanan the son of Jair smote Lachmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear was as a weavers' beam.BSBBSB: 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.
8. 6BrentonAnd there was again war in Geth, and there was a man of extraordinary size, and his fingers and toes were six on each hand and foot, four and twenty; and he was descended from the giants.BSBBSB: And there was also a 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,
9. 7BrentonAnd he defied Israel, and Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David slew him.BSBBSB: and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
10. 8BrentonThese were born to Rapha in Geth; all four were giants, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.BSBBSB: So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.

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