1 Chronicles 20:1

It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah. David remained in Jerusalem. Joab attacked Rabbah and defeated it.

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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.

In Context

2David took the crown of their king from off his head, and he found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones. The crown was set on David's head, and he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:1It came about in the springtime, at the time when kings normally go to war, that David sent out Joab, his servants, and all the army of Israel. They destroyed the army of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 12:26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and he captured the royal city.

1 Kings 20:22So the prophet came to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself, and understand and plan what you are doing, because at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against you again.”

2 Kings 13:20Then Elisha died, and they buried him. Now groups of Moabites invaded the land at the beginning of the year.

Isaiah 54:16See, I have created the craftsman, who blows the burning coals 1 and forges weapons as his work, and I have created the destroyer to destroy. 1

Ezekiel 21:20Mark one road for the Babylonian army to come to Rabbah, the city of the Ammonites. Mark the other to lead the army to Judah and the city of Jerusalem, which is fortified.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 20:1

Here is a repetition of the story of David's wars, I. With the Ammonites, and the taking of Rabbah, ver. 1-3 . II. With the giants of the Philistines, ver. 4-8 . Read the whole commentary →

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