Verse 1
1 Chronicles 20:1
Bible in Basic English
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Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forces and made waste all the land of the Ammonites and put his men in position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem. And Joab took Rabbah and made it waste.
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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- 1 Chronicles
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- Chapter 20 (8 verses)
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