the land that the Lord subdued ¹  before the community of Israel, is ideal for cattle, and your servants have cattle.”

The women who were playing the music sang, “Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands!”

When King Toi ¹  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

He found another man and said, “Wound me!” So the man wounded him severely. ¹ 

Abishai son of Zeruiah ¹  killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

Now the name of the Israelite who was stabbed – the one who was stabbed with the Midianite woman – was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a clan ¹  of the Simeonites.

Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had killed among them; the Lord also executed judgments on their gods.

All Israel heard this message, ¹  “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive ²  to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join ³  Saul at Gilgal.

In this initial skirmish Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty men in an area that measured half an acre.

Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. ¹  For he has defied the armies of the living God!”

As for Nob, the city of the priests, he struck down with the sword men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep – all with the sword.

Isn’t this David, of whom they sang as they danced, ¹  ‘Saul has struck down his thousands, but David his tens of thousands’?”

While they were still on their way, the following report reached David: “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!”

Later there was another battle with the Philistines, this time in Gob. On that occasion Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of Rapha.

When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. He did not spare any male belonging to him; he killed his relatives and his friends. ¹ 

You thoroughly defeated Edom ¹  and it has gone to your head! ²  Gloat over your success, ³  but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?” ⁴ 

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the city fortress. ¹ 

When King Tou ¹  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

Later there was a battle ¹  with the Philistines in Gezer. ²  At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, ³  one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines ⁴  were subdued.

Yes, ¹  he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?”