⁹ Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

¹² Caleb said, He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.

²⁴ The watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.

²⁵ He shown them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.

¹ It happened, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.

²⁶ Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

²⁷ Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yes, I have taken the city of waters.

²⁸ Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

²⁹ David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

³⁰ He took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight of it was a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

³¹ He brought forth the people who were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln: and thus did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

⁶ David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.

¹⁷ David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!

¹⁸ The three broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

¹⁹ and said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.