Sunday, July 20, 2025
War with Philistine Giants
20 Then it happened [a]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it. 2 David took the crown of [b]their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 3 He brought out the people who were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharp instruments and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 Now it came about after this, that war [c]broke out at [d]Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite [e]killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the [f]giants, and they were subdued. 5 And there was war with the Philistines again, and Elhanan the son of Jair [g]killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. 6 Again there was war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot; and he also was descended from the giants. 7 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea, David’s brother, [h]killed him. 8 These were descended from the giants in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 20:1 Lit at the return of the year
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 In Zeph 1:5, Malcam
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Lit stood up
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 In 2 Sam 21:18, Gob
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Lit smote
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Heb Raphah, and so in vv 6, 8
- 1 Chronicles 20:5 Lit smote
- 1 Chronicles 20:7 Lit smote
God’s Abundant Favor to Earth and Man.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.
65 There will be silence [a]before You, and praise in Zion, O God,
And to You the vow will be performed.
2 O You who hear prayer,
To You all [b]men come.
3 [c]Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions, You [d]forgive them.
4 How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
5 By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest [e]sea;
6 Who establishes the mountains by His strength,
Being girded with might;
7 Who stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples.
8 They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;
You make the [f]dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
9 You visit the earth and cause it to overflow;
You greatly enrich it;
The [g]stream of God is full of water;
You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare [h]the earth.
10 You water its furrows abundantly,
You [i]settle its ridges,
You soften it with showers,
You bless its growth.
11 You have crowned the year [j]with Your [k]bounty,
And Your [l]paths drip with fatness.
12 The pastures of the wilderness drip,
And the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.
13 The meadows are clothed with flocks
And the valleys are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, yes, they sing.
Footnotes
- Psalm 65:1 Lit to
- Psalm 65:2 Lit flesh
- Psalm 65:3 Lit Words of iniquities
- Psalm 65:3 Lit cover over, atone for
- Psalm 65:5 Or seas
- Psalm 65:8 Lit the outgoings of the morning and evening
- Psalm 65:9 Or channel
- Psalm 65:9 Lit it
- Psalm 65:10 Or smooth
- Psalm 65:11 Lit of
- Psalm 65:11 Or goodness
- Psalm 65:11 I.e. wagon tracks