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1 ౧ తరువాతి సంవత్సరం రాజులు సాధారణంగా యుద్ధానికి బయలుదేరే కాలంలో యోవాబు సైన్యంలో శూరులైన వాళ్ళను సమకూర్చి, అమ్మోనీయుల దేశాన్ని ధ్వంసం చేసి, రబ్బా పట్టణాన్ని ముట్టడించాడు. దావీదు యెరూషలేములోనే ఉండగా, యోవాబు రబ్బాను ఓడించి ప్రజలను హతం చేశాడు.
അടുത്ത വസന്തകാലത്ത്, രാജാക്കന്മാർ യുദ്ധത്തിനു പുറപ്പെടാറുള്ള സമയത്ത്, യോവാബ് സൈന്യത്തെ നയിച്ചുചെന്ന് അമ്മോന്യരുടെ ദേശത്തെ ശൂന്യമാക്കുകയും രബ്ബാനഗരത്തെ ഉപരോധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു. എന്നാൽ ദാവീദ്, ജെറുശലേമിൽത്തന്നെ താമസിച്ചു. യോവാബ് രബ്ബയെ ആക്രമിച്ചു തകർത്തുകളഞ്ഞു.
2 ౨ దావీదు వచ్చి, వాళ్ళ రాజు తల మీద ఉన్న కిరీటం తీసుకున్నాడు. దాని బరువు 34 కిలోగ్రాములు. అందులో విలువైన రత్నాలు పొదిగి ఉన్నాయి. దాన్ని దావీదు ధరించాడు. ఇంకా అతడు ఎంతో విస్తారమైన కొల్లసొమ్ము ఆ పట్టణంలో నుంచి తీసుకుపోయాడు.
ദാവീദ് അവരുടെ രാജാവിന്റെ തലയിൽനിന്ന് കിരീടം എടുത്തു—അതിന്റെ തൂക്കം ഒരു താലന്ത് സ്വർണം എന്നുകണ്ടു; അതിൽ അമൂല്യരത്നങ്ങൾ പതിച്ചിരുന്നു—അതു ദാവീദിന്റെ ശിരസ്സിൽ വെക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ആ നഗരത്തിൽനിന്നു ധാരാളം കൊള്ളമുതലും അദ്ദേഹം പിടിച്ചെടുത്തു.
3 ౩ దాని ప్రజలను అతడు బయటకు తీసుకొచ్చి, వాళ్ళతో రంపాలతో, ఇనుప పనిముట్లతో, గొడ్డళ్లతో బలవంతంగా పని చేయించాడు. ఈ విధంగా అతడు అమ్మోనీయుల పట్టణాలన్నిటికీ చేశాడు. తరువాత దావీదూ, సైన్యమూ, యెరూషలేముకు తిరిగి వచ్చారు.
അദ്ദേഹം അവിടത്തെ ജനങ്ങളെ കൊണ്ടുവന്ന് അറക്കവാളും ഇരുമ്പുകൂന്താലിയും കോടാലിയുംകൊണ്ടുള്ള പണികൾക്കായി നിയോഗിച്ചു; എല്ലാ അമ്മോന്യനഗരങ്ങളോടും ദാവീദ് ഈ വിധംതന്നെ ചെയ്തു. അതിനുശേഷം ദാവീദും സകലസൈന്യവും ജെറുശലേമിലേക്കു മടങ്ങി.
4 ౪ అటు తరువాత గెజెరులో ఉన్న ఫిలిష్తీయులతో యుద్ధం జరిగినప్పుడు హుషాతీయుడైన సిబ్బెకై రెఫాయీయుల సంతతివాడు సిప్పయి అనే ఒకణ్ణి హతం చేశాడు. అందువల్ల ఫిలిష్తీయులు లొంగిపోయారు.
ഈ സംഭവത്തിനുശേഷം ഗേസെരിൽവെച്ച് ഫെലിസ്ത്യരുമായി യുദ്ധം പൊട്ടിപ്പുറപ്പെട്ടു. ആ സമയത്ത് ഹൂശാത്യനായ സിബ്ബെഖായി രാഫാത്യരുടെ പിൻഗാമികളിൽ മല്ലനായ സിപ്പായിയെ വധിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ഫെലിസ്ത്യർ കീഴടങ്ങി.
5 ౫ మళ్ళీ ఫిలిష్తీయులతో యుద్ధం జరిగినప్పుడు యాయీరు కొడుకు ఎల్హానాను, గిత్తీయుడైన గొల్యాతు సహోదరుడైన లహ్మీని చంపాడు. అతని ఈటె నేతపని చేసేవాడి అడ్డకర్ర అంత పెద్దది.
ഫെലിസ്ത്യരുമായുണ്ടായ മറ്റൊരു യുദ്ധത്തിൽ യായീരിന്റെ മകനായ എൽഹാനാൻ ഗിത്യനായ ഗൊല്യാത്തിന്റെ സഹോദരൻ ലഹ്മിയെ വധിച്ചു. നെയ്ത്തുകോൽപ്പിടിപോലെ തടിച്ച പിടിയോടുകൂടിയ ഒരു കുന്തമാണ് ആ ഫെലിസ്ത്യനുണ്ടായിരുന്നത്.
6 ౬ మళ్ళీ గాతులో యుద్ధం జరిగింది. చాలా పొడవుగాగా ఉన్న వాడొకడు అక్కడ ఉన్నాడు. అతని చేతులకూ కాళ్ళకు, ఆరేసి చొప్పున ఇరవై నాలుగు వేళ్ళు ఉన్నాయి. అతడు రెఫాయీయుల సంతతికి చెందిన వాడు.
ഗത്തിൽവെച്ചുനടന്ന മറ്റൊരു യുദ്ധത്തിൽ, കൈകാലുകളിൽ ഓരോന്നിലും ആറു വിരൽവീതം മൊത്തം ഇരുപത്തിനാലു വിരലുള്ള ഒരു ഭീമാകാരനുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അയാളും രാഫായുടെ പിൻഗാമികളിൽ ഒരാളായിരുന്നു.
അയാൾ ഇസ്രായേലിനെ അധിക്ഷേപിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ദാവീദിന്റെ സഹോദരനായ ശിമെയയുടെ മകൻ യോനാഥാൻ അയാളെ വധിച്ചു.
ഇവർ ഗത്തിലെ രാഫായുടെ പിൻഗാമികളായിരുന്നു. അവർ നാലും ദാവീദിന്റെയും അനുയായികളുടെയും കൈയിൽപ്പെട്ടു നാശമടഞ്ഞു.
