King David prospereth in war against the Ammonites, 4. and Philisthims, 6. among whom Jonathan David's nephew by his brother, killeth a monstrous giant, which had twelve fingers and twelve toes.King Dauid prospereth in warre agaynst the Ammonites, 4. and Philisthims, 6. among whom Ionathan Dauids nephew by his brother, killeth a monstrous giant, which had twelue fingers and twelue toes.✦
And it came to pass after the circulum: circuit, full course of a year, at such time when kings are solent: accustomed to go forth to battle, Joab gathered together the army and force of war, and vastavit: ruined, gone bad; laid waste, ravaged the land of the children of Ammon: and went on and besieged Rabba. Moreover David tarried in Jerusalem, when Joab stroke Rabba, and destroyed it.AND it came to passe after the compasse of a yeare, at such time when kinges are wont to goe forth to battel, Ioab gathered together the armie and force of warre, and spoyled the land of the children of Ammon: and went on and besieged Rabba. Moreouer Dauid taried in Ierusalem, when Ioab stroke Rabba, and destroyed it.Factum est autem post anni circulum, eo tempore quo solent reges ad bella procedere, congregavit Joab exercitum, et robur militiæ, et vastavit terram filiorum Ammon : perrexitque et obsedit Rabba. Porro David manebat in Jerusalem, quando Joab percussit Rabba et destruxit eam.
2And David took the crown of Melchom from his head, and found in it a talent weight of gold, and most precious pearls, and he made himself thereof a diadem: he took also the spoils of the city very much.And Dauid tooke the crowne of Melchom from his head, and found in it a talent weight of gold, and most precious pearles, and he made himself therof a diademe: he tooke also the spoiles of the citie very much.✦Tulit autem David coronam Melchom de capite ejus, et invenit in ea auri pondo talentum, et pretiosissimas gemmas, fecitque sibi inde diadema : manubias quoque urbis plurimas tulit ;
3And the people that was therein, he brought forth: and he made tribulas: threshing-sledges drawn over the threshing-floor, and sleds, and chariots shod with iron to pass over them, so that they were cut in sunder, and broken in pieces: so did David to all the cities of the children of Ammon: and he returned with all his people into Jerusalem.And the people that was therin, he brought forth: and he made harrowes, and sleddes, and chariotes shod with Iron to passe ouer them, soe that they were cut in sunder, & broken in peces: so did Dauid to al the cities of the children of Ammon: & he returned with al his people into Ierusalem.populum autem, qui erat in ea, eduxit, et fecit super eos tribulas, et trahas, et ferrata carpenta transire, ita ut dissecarentur et contererentur. Sic fecit David cunctis urbibus filiorum Ammon : et reversus est cum omni populo suo in Jerusalem.
4After these things there was war begun in Gazer against the Philisthians: in which Sobachai the Husathite stroke Saphai of the kindred of Raphaim, and humbled them.After these thinges there was warre begunne in Gazer agaynst the Philisthians: in which Sobachai the Husathite stroke Saphai of the kinred of Raphaim, & humbled them.Post hæc initum est bellum in Gazer adversum Philisthæos, in quo percussit Sobochai Husathites, Saphai de genere Raphaim, et humiliavit eos.
5Another battle also was fought against the Philistheans, wherein Adeodatus the son of Saltus a Bethlehemite stroke the brother of Goliath the Getheite, the staff of whose spear was as it were a weaver's beam.An other battel also was fought agaynst the Philistheans, wherein Adeodatus the sonne of Saltus a Bethlehemite stroke the brother of Goliath the Getheite, the staffe of whose speare was as it were a weauers beame.Aliud quoque bellum gestum est adversus Philisthæos, in quo percussit Adeodatus filius Saltus Bethlehemites fratrem Goliath Gethæi, cujus hastæ lignum erat quasi liciatorium texentium.
6But another battle also happened in Geth, wherein there was a very long man, having fingers and toes by six and six, that is, together four and twenty: who also was born of the stock of Rapha.But an other battel also happened in Geth, wherin there was a verie long man, hauing fingers and toes by six and six, that is, together foure and twentie: who also was borne of the stocke of Rapha.Sed et aliud bellum accidit in Geth, in quo fuit homo longissimus, senos habens digitos, id est, simul viginti quatuor : qui et ipse de Rapha fuerat stirpe generatus.
7This man blasphemed Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samaa the brother of David stroke him. These be the children of Rapha in Geth, which fell by the hand of David and of his servants.This man blasphemed Israel: and Ionathan the sonne of Samaa the brother of Dauid stroke him. These be the children of Rapha in Geth, which fel by the hand of Dauid and of his seruantes.Hic blasphemavit Israël : et percussit eum Jonathan filius Samaa fratris David. Hi sunt filii Rapha in Geth, qui ceciderunt in manu David et servorum ejus.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.