Verse 1

1 Chronicles 20:1

World English Bible

1 At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֡י לְ/עֵת֩ תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת הַ/שָּׁנָ֜ה לְ/עֵ֣ת צֵ֣את הַ/מְּלָכִ֗ים וַ/יִּנְהַ֣ג יוֹאָב֩ אֶת חֵ֨יל הַ/צָּבָ֜א וַ/יַּשְׁחֵ֣ת אֶת אֶ֣רֶץ בְּנֵֽי עַמּ֗וֹן וַ/יָּבֹא֙ וַ/יָּ֣צַר אֶת רַבָּ֔ה וְ/דָוִ֖יד יֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּ/ירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַ/יַּ֥ךְ יוֹאָ֛ב אֶת רַבָּ֖ה וַ/יֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽ/הָ
English Translation
And it was at the time of the return of the year, at the time when the kings go out, and Joab led the army and destroyed the land of the Ammonites, and he came and besieged Rabbah, while David remained in Jerusalem, and Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.
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Chapter 20 Context
1 At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and was...
2 David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and th... Focus ↗
3 He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes... Focus ↗
4 After this, war arose at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of... Focus ↗
5 Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Go... Focus ↗
6 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and... Focus ↗
7 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him. Focus ↗
8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his ser... Focus ↗
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Book
1 Chronicles
Chapter
Chapter 20 (8 verses)
Version
World English Bible
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