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David took the crown from their king’s[a] head. That gold crown weighed about 75 pounds[b] and there were valuable stones in it. The crown was put on David’s head. Then David had a great many valuable things brought out of the city of Rabbah. He brought out the people in Rabbah and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. He did the same thing to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the army went back to Jerusalem.

Philistine Giants Are Killed

Later, the Israelites went to war with the Philistines at the town of Gezer. At that time Sibbecai from Hushah killed Sippai, who was one of the sons of the giants. So those Philistines became like slaves to the Israelites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 20:2 their king’s Or “Milcom,” the god of the Ammonite people.
  2. 1 Chronicles 20:2 75 pounds Literally, “1 talent” (34.5 kg).

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