1 Chronicles 20:1 KJV

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.

Scofield Notes

  • DavidHere should be read 2 Sam 11:2 to 2 Sam 12:25; Ps 51:1–19.

Matthew Henry

  • David's warsThough the Lord will severely correct the sins of his believing people, he will not leave them in the hands of their enemies. His assistance will overcome...

Thompson Chains

  • JoabSee the chain from 2 Samuel 2:18 · 12 links
  • SiegesSee the chain from Joshua 6:1 · 12 links
  • Jerusalem (1)See the chain from Joshua 10:1 · 7 links

Cross References

  • 2 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth 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 tarried still at Jerusalem.
  • Deuteronomy 3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
  • Amos 1:14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
  • 2 Samuel 11:16–25 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. …
  • 2 Samuel 12:26–31 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. …

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • JoabJehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign...
  • AmmonAnother form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps 83:7).
  • RabbahOr Rab’bath, great. (1.) “Rabbath of the children of Ammon,” the chief city of the Ammonites, among the eastern hills, some 20 miles east...
  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And it came to pass, that after וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and לְעֵת lĕʿēt עֵת Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • the year הַשָּׁנָה haššānâ שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • was expired תְּשׁוּבַת tĕšûbat תְּשׁוּבָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • at the time לְעֵת lĕʿēt עֵת Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • that kings הַמְּלָכִים hammĕlākîm מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • go out צֵאת ṣēʾt יָצָא Verb · qal infinitive construct
  • Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
  • led forth וַיִּנְהַג wayyinhag נָהַג Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the power אֶת ʾet Object marker חֵיל ḥêl Noun · masculine singular construct חַיִל chayil
  • of the army הַצָּבָא haṣṣābāʾ צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • and wasted וַיַּשְׁחֵת wayyašḥēt שָׁחַת Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the country אֶת ʾet Object marker אֶרֶץ ʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
  • of the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Ammon עַמּוֹן ʿammôn עַמּוֹן Proper name
  • and came וַיָּבֹא wayyābōʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • and besieged וַיָּצַר wayyāṣar צוּר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Rabbah אֶת ʾet Object marker רַבָּה rabbâ רַבָּה Proper name
  • But David וְדָוִיד wĕdāwîd דָּוִד Proper name · with and
  • tarried יֹשֵׁב yōšēb יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • at Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
  • And Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
  • smote וַיַּךְ wayyak נָכָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Rabbah אֶת ʾet Object marker רַבָּה rabbâ רַבָּה Proper name
  • and destroyed וַיֶּהֶרְסֶהָ wayyehersehā הָרַס Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular

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