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1 Ahora en la primavera, cuando los reyes salen a la guerra, Joab salió a la cabeza de las fuerzas armadas e hizo destruir toda la tierra de los amonitas. Puso a sus hombres en posición ante Rabá, rodeandola, Pero David todavía estaba en Jerusalén. Y Joab tomó a Rabba y la destruyó.
[In that region], kings usually went [with their armies] to fight [their enemies] (in the springtime/when the cold season ended). But that year, David [did not do that. Instead, he] stayed in Jerusalem, and he sent [his commander] Joab [to lead the army]. Joab took his troops. They [crossed the Jordan River and] ruined the land of the Ammon people-group. Then they went to Rabbah, [the capital city, ] and surrounded it. David stayed in Jerusalem [for a while. But later he took more troops and went to help] Joab. Their armies attacked Rabbah and destroyed it.
2 Y David tomó la corona del rey de su cabeza; su peso era un talento de oro y tenía piedras de gran precio; y se puso sobre la cabeza de David, y se llevó una gran cantidad de bienes de la ciudad.
Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of their god Milcom) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones [fastened to it]. They also took many other valuable things from the city.
3 Y sacó a la gente de la ciudad y la puso a trabajar con instrumentos para cortar madera, trituradoras de grano de hierro y hachas. Y esto hizo a todos los pueblos de los hijos de Amón. Entonces David y todo el pueblo volvieron a Jerusalén.
Then they brought the people out of the city and forced them to [work for their army, ] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s soldiers did this in all the cities of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
4 Después de esto hubo una guerra con los filisteos en Gezer; luego Sibecai el de Husa mató a Sipai, uno de los hijos del Refaim; y fueron vencidos.
Later, [David’s army] fought a battle with the army of Philistia, at Gezer [city]. During the battle Sibbecai, from Hushah [clan], killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rapha [giants]. So the armies of Philistia were defeated.
5 Y de nuevo hubo guerra con los filisteos; y Elhanán, el hijo de Jair, mató a Lahmi, el hermano de Goliat, él de Gat, el tallo de cuya lanza era como tan grande como él rodillo de un telar.
In another battle against the soldiers of Philistia, Elhanan, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the [younger] brother of [the giant] Goliath from Gath [town], who had a spear which was as thick as a weaver’s rod.
6 Y nuevamente hubo guerra en Gat, donde había un hombre muy alto, que tenía veinticuatro dedos, seis dedos en sus manos y seis dedos en sus pies; él era uno de los descendientes de los Refaim.
There was another battle near Gath. A (huge man/giant) was there who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He was descended from [the] Rapha [giants].
7 Y cuando avergonzó a Israel, Jonatán, el hijo de Simea, el hermano de David, lo mató.
When he made fun of the soldiers of Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s [older] brother Shimea, killed him.
8 Estas fueron de la descendencia del Refaim en Gat; llegaron a su muerte por las manos de David y sus siervos.
Those were some of the descendants of [the] Rapha [giants] who had lived in Gath, who were killed [MTY] by David and his soldiers.
