攻取拉巴

20 第二年春天,在列王出征的時節,約押率領軍兵去毀壞亞捫人的土地,然後圍攻拉巴,將城摧毀。當時,大衛在耶路撒冷。 大衛趕到拉巴奪取了亞捫王頭上的金冠。這金冠重達三十四公斤,上面還鑲著寶石,人們將它戴在大衛頭上。大衛從城裡獲得許多戰利品,

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20 And 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.

And 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.

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