Yderligere kamp mod ammonitterne
2.Sam. 11,1; 12,30-31
1Næste forår omkring den tid, hvor kongerne sædvanligvis drager i krig, rykkede Joab ud med den israelitiske hær. De besejrede den ammonitiske hær og belejrede Rabba.20,1 Ammons hovedstad, svarende til det nuværende Amman i Jordan. Men David selv blev hjemme i Jerusalem. Joab angreb Rabba og ødelagde den.
2Da David kort efter ankom til Rabba, fjernede han kronen fra ammonitterkongens20,2 Eller mere ordret: „deres konges hoved”. Teksten kan med lidt andre vokaler oversættes „Milkoms hoved”. Milkom, det samme som Molek/Molok, var ammonitternes afgud, jf. 1.Kong. 11,5-7. hoved og satte den på sit eget. Den vejede over 30 kg og var lavet af guld, og der var en stor ædelsten på den. Desuden tog han et stort krigsbytte. 3Byens befolkning tog han som krigsfanger og satte dem til at arbejde med save, hakker og økser. På samme måde gik det indbyggerne fra de øvrige byer i ammonitternes land.
Derefter vendte David og hæren tilbage til Jerusalem.
Flere kæmper blandt filistrene bliver dræbt
2.Sam. 21,18-22
4Senere, da israelitterne kæmpede mod filistrene ved Gezer, dræbte Sibbekaj fra Husha en filister af den frygtede Rafa-slægt, en mand ved navn Sippaj, hvorefter filistrene overgav sig. 5Under en anden kamp mod filistrene lykkedes det Elhanan, Jairs søn, at dræbe en filister ved navn Lahmi, en bror til Goliat, hvis spydskaft var på størrelse med en vævebom. 6Og en anden gang, da israelitterne kæmpede mod filistrene ved Gat, var der en kæmpe af Rafa-slægten med seks fingre på hver hånd og seks tæer på hver fod. 7Han hånede Israel, men Jonatan,20,7 Sandsynligvis en fejlkopiering af Jonadab, jf. 2.Sam. 13,3. en søn af Davids bror Shima, dræbte ham. 8Disse filistre, der tilhørte kæmpeslægten Rafa fra Gat, blev hugget ned af Davids mænd.
1And 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.20.1 after…: Heb. at the return of the year 2And 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 to weigh: Heb. the weight of 3And 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.
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.20.4 arose: or, continued: Heb. stood20.4 Gezer: also called, Gob20.4 Sippai: also called, Saph20.4 the giant: or, Rapha 5And 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 Jair: also called, Jaare-oregim 6And 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.20.6 great…: Heb. measure20.6 the son…: Heb. born to the giant, or, Rapha 7But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.20.7 defied: or, reproached20.7 Shimea: also called Shammah 8These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
