Premier livre des Chroniques 20

JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Au retour de l'année, au temps où les rois se mettent en campagne, Joab emmena les troupeset ravagea le pays des Ammonites. Puis il vint mettre le siège devant Rabba, tandis que David restait àJérusalem. Joab abattit Rabba et la démantela.	1 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.
2 David ôta de la tête de Milkom la couronne qui s'y trouvait. Il constata qu'elle pesait un talentd'or et qu'elle enchâssait une pierre précieuse. David la mit sur sa tête. Il emporta le butin de la ville en énormequantité.	2 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.
3 Quant à sa population, il la fit sortir, la mit à manier la scie, les pics de fer ou les haches.Ainsi agit-il envers toutes les villes des Ammonites. Puis David et toute l'armée revinrent à Jérusalem.	3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 Après cela, la guerre se poursuivit avec les Philistins à Gézer. C'est alors que Sibbekaï deHusha tua Sippaï, un descendant des Rephaïm. Les Philistins furent abaissés.	4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5 La bataille reprit encore avec les Philistins. Elhanân, fils de Yaïr, tua Lahmi, frère de Goliathde Gat; le bois de sa lance était comme un liais de tisserand.	5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
6 Il y eut encore un combat à Gat et il se trouva là un homme de grande taille qui avait 24doigts, six à chaque extrémité. Il était, lui aussi, descendant du Rephaïte.	6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
7 Comme il défiait Israël, Yehonatân, fils de Shiméa frère de David, le tua.	7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
8 Ces hommes étaient issus de Rapha à Gat et ils succombèrent sous la main de David et de sesgardes.	8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.