2 Samuel 11:1 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • David's adulteryObserve the occasions of David's sin; what led to it. 1. Neglect of his business. He tarried at Jerusalem. When we are out of the way of our duty, we are in...

Parallel Passages

  • 2 Samuel 10:14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chronicles 20:1 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.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • 1 Chronicles 20:1 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.
  • 1 Kings 20:22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
  • 1 Kings 20:26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
  • 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.
  • 2 Chronicles 36:10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • 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...
  • 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...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • 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...
  • 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, after the year הַשָּׁנָה haššānâ שָׁנֶה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • was expired וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and לִתְשׁוּבַת litšûbat תְּשׁוּבָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • at the time לְעֵת lĕʿēt עֵת Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • when kings הַמַּלְאכִים hammalʾkîm מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine plural · with the מֲלְאָךְ mălʼâk
  • go forth צֵאת ṣēʾt יָצָא Verb · qal infinitive construct
  • that David דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • sent וַיִּשְׁלַח wayyišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Joab אֶת ʾet Object marker יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
  • and his servants וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and עֲבָדָיו ʿăbādāyw עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • with him, and all Israel עִמּוֹ ʿimmô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • and they destroyed וַיַּשְׁחִתוּ wayyašḥitû שָׁחַת Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • the children אֶת ʾet Object marker בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Ammon עַמּוֹן ʿammôn עַמּוֹן Proper name
  • and besieged וַיָּצֻרוּ wayyāṣurû צוּר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • Rabbah עַל ʿal Preposition רַבָּה rabbâ רַבָּה Proper name
  • But David וְדָוִד wĕdāwid דָּוִד Proper name · with and
  • tarried still יוֹשֵׁב yôšēb יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • at Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition

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