20 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars,^[a] Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down. ² David took the crown from the head of their king^[b] and wore it^[c] (its weight was a talent^[d] of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city. ³ He removed the city’s residents and made them labor with saws, iron picks, and axes.^[e] This was his policy^[f] with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

Battles with the Philistines

⁴ Later there was a battle^[g] with the Philistines in Gezer.^[h] At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai,^[i] one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines^[j] were subdued.

⁵ There was another battle with the Philistines in which Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite,^[k] whose spear had a shaft as big as the crossbeam of a weaver’s loom.^[l]

⁶ In a battle in Gath^[m] there was a large man who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all! He too was a descendant of Rapha. ⁷ When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea,^[n] David’s brother, killed him.

⁸ These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed^[o] by the hand of David and his soldiers.^[p]

Psalm 49^[a]

For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites.

The Resurrection

16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought aromatic spices^[a] so that they might go and anoint him. ² And very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. ³ They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” ⁴ But^[b] when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled back. ⁵ Then^[c] as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe^[d] sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. ⁶ But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified.^[e] He has been raised!^[f] He is not here. Look, there is the place where they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.” ⁸ Then^[g] they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them.^[h] And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

The Longer Ending of Mark^[i]

⁹ [[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons. ¹⁰ She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping. ¹¹ And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

¹² After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country. ¹³ They went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. ¹⁴ Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected. ¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. ¹⁶ The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;^{[j] 18} they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them;^[k] they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.” ¹⁹ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]