1 Chronicles 20:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

David Defeats the Philistines^(A)

20 In the spring, the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the army ⌞to war⌟. They destroyed the Ammonites and came to Rabbah to attack it, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down. ² He took the gold crown from the head of Rabbah’s king and put it on David’s head. (The crown was found to weigh 75 pounds, and in it was a precious stone.) David also took a lot of goods from the city. ³ He brought out the troops who were there and put them to work with saws, hoes, and axes.^[a] He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the troops returned to Jerusalem.