² David took the crown from the head of their king^[a]—its weight was found to be a talent^[b] of gold, and it was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city ³ and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes.^(A) David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

War With the Philistines^(B)

⁴ In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer.^(C) At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites,^(D) and the Philistines were subjugated.