Verse 1
1 Chronicles 20:1
New Living Translation
1
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.
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
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in success...
2
Then David went to Rabbah and removed the crown from the king’s head, and it was placed on his own h...
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3
He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron...
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4
After this, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. As they fought, Sibbecai from Hushah killed...
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5
During another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath...
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6
In another battle with the Philistines at Gath, they encountered a huge man with six fingers on each...
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7
But when he defied and taunted Israel, he was killed by Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimea.
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8
These Philistines were descendants of the giants of Gath, but David and his warriors killed them.
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Verse Information
- Book
- 1 Chronicles
- Chapter
- Chapter 20 (8 verses)
- Version
- New Living Translation