20:1 [] En de tw akolouqw etei, kaq' on kairon ekstrateuousin oi basileiV, o Iwab exekinhse pasan thn dunamin tou strateumatoV kai efqeire thn ghn twn uiwn Ammwn, kai elqwn epoliorkhse thn Rabba× o de Dabid emeinen en Ierousalhm. Kai epataxen o Iwab thn Rabba kai katestreyen authn.

20:2 Kai elaben o Dabid ton stefanon tou basilewV autwn apo thV kefalhV autou× kai eureqh to baroV autou en talanton crusiou× kai hsan ep' autou liqoi polutimoi kai eteqh epi thn kefalhV tou Dabid× kai lafura thV polewV exefere polla sfodra.

20:3 Kai ton laon ton en auth exhgage, kai ekoyen autouV me prionaV kai me tribolouV sidhrouV kai me pelekeiV. Kai outwV ekamen o Dabid eiV pasaV taV poleiV twn uiwn Ammwn. Tote epestreyen o Dabid kai paV o laoV eiV Ierousalhm.

20:4 [] Meta de tauta sunekrothqh polemoV en Gezer meta twn Filistaiwn× tote epataxen o Sibbecai o CousaqithV ton Siffai, ek twn teknwn tou Rafa× kai katetropwqhsan.

20:5 Kai palin egeine polemoV meta twn Filistaiwn× kai epataxen o Elcanan o uioV tou Iaeir ton Laamei, adelfon tou Goliaq tou Getqaiou, kai to xulon thV logchV autou hto wV antion ufantou.

20:6 Kai palin egeine polemoV en Gaq, opou hto anhr upermegeqhV, kai oi daktuloi autou hsan ex kai ex, eikositessareV, kai outoV eti hto ek thV geneaV tou Rafa.

20:7 Kai wneidise ton Israhl, kai Iwnaqan o uioV tou Samaa, adelfou tou Dabid, epataxen auton.