Verse 1
And it came to pass, at the time{H6256} of the return{H8666} of the year,{H8141} at the time{H6256} when kings{H4428} go out{H3318} [to battle], that Joab{H3097} led forth{H5090} the{H2428} army,{H6635} and wasted{H7843} the country{H776} of the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and came{H935} and besieged{H6696} Rabbah.{H7237} But David{H1732} tarried{H3427} at Jerusalem.{H3389} And Joab{H3097} smote{H5221} Rabbah,{H7237} and overthrew{H2040} it.
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 11:1 : 1 And it came to pass, at the return{H8666} of the year,{H8141} at the time{H6256} when kings{H4428} go out{H3318} [to battle], that David{H1732} sent{H7971} Joab,{H3097} and his servants{H5650} with him, and all Israel;{H3478} and they destroyed{H7843} the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and besieged{H6696} Rabbah.{H7237} But David{H1732} tarried{H3427} at Jerusalem.{H3389}
- Deut 3:11 : 11 (For only Og{H5747} king{H4428} of Bashan{H1316} remained{H7604} of the remnant{H3499} of the Rephaim;{H7497} behold, his bedstead{H6210} was a bedstead{H6210} of iron;{H1270} is it not{H3808} in Rabbah{H7237} of the children{H1121} of Ammon?{H5983} nine{H8672} cubits{H520} was the length{H753} thereof, and four{H702} cubits{H520} the breadth{H7341} of it, after the cubit{H520} of a man.){H376}
- Amos 1:14 : 14 But I will kindle{H3341} a fire{H784} in the wall{H2346} of Rabbah,{H7237} and it shall devour{H398} the palaces{H759} thereof, with shouting{H8643} in the day{H3117} of battle,{H4421} with a tempest{H5591} in the day{H3117} of the whirlwind;{H5492}
- 2 Sam 11:16-25 : 16 And it came to pass, when Joab{H3097} kept watch{H8104} upon the city,{H5892} that he assigned{H5414} Uriah{H223} unto the place{H4725} where he knew{H3045} that valiant{H2428} men{H582} were. 17 And the men{H582} of the city{H5892} went out,{H3318} and fought{H3898} with Joab:{H3097} and there fell{H5307} some of the people,{H5971} even of the servants{H5650} of David;{H1732} and Uriah{H223} the Hittite{H2850} died{H4191} also. 18 Then Joab{H3097} sent{H7971} and told{H5046} David{H1732} all the things{H1697} concerning the war;{H4421} 19 and he charged{H6680} the messenger,{H4397} saying,{H559} When thou hast made an end{H3615} of telling{H1696} all the things{H1697} concerning the war{H4421} unto the king,{H4428} 20 it shall be that, if the king's{H4428} wrath{H2534} arise,{H5927} and he say{H559} unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh{H5066} unto the city{H5892} to fight?{H3898} knew{H3045} ye not that they would shoot{H3384} from the wall?{H2346} 21 who smote{H5221} Abimelech{H40} the son{H1121} of Jerubbesheth?{H3380} did not a woman{H802} cast{H7993} an upper{H6400} millstone{H7393} upon him from the wall,{H2346} so that he died{H4191} at Thebez?{H8405} why went ye so nigh{H5066} the wall?{H2346} then shalt thou say,{H559} Thy servant{H5650} Uriah{H223} the Hittite{H2850} is dead{H4191} also. 22 So the messenger{H4397} went,{H3212} and came{H935} and showed{H5046} David{H1732} all that Joab{H3097} had sent{H7971} him for. 23 And the messenger{H4397} said{H559} unto David,{H1732} The men{H582} prevailed{H1396} against us, and came out{H3318} unto us into the field,{H7704} and we were upon them even unto the entrance{H6607} of the gate.{H8179} 24 And the shooters{H3384} shot{H3384} at thy servants{H5650} from off the wall;{H2346} and some of the king's{H4428} servants{H5650} are dead,{H4191} and thy servant{H5650} Uriah{H223} the Hittite{H2850} is dead{H4191} also. 25 Then David{H1732} said{H559} unto the messenger,{H4397} Thus shalt thou say{H559} unto Joab,{H3097} Let not this thing{H1697} displease{H3415} thee, for the sword{H2719} devoureth{H398} one as well as another;{H2090} make thy battle{H4421} more strong{H2388} against the city,{H5892} and overthrow{H2040} it: and encourage{H2388} thou him.
- 2 Sam 12:26-31 : 26 Now Joab{H3097} fought{H3898} against Rabbah{H7237} of the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and took{H3920} the royal{H4410} city.{H5892} 27 And Joab{H3097} sent{H7971} messengers{H4397} to David,{H1732} and said,{H559} I have fought{H3898} against Rabbah;{H7237} yea, I have taken{H3920} the city{H5892} of waters.{H4325} 28 Now therefore gather{H622} the rest{H3499} of the people{H5971} together,{H622} and encamp{H2583} against the city,{H5892} and take{H3920} it; lest I take{H3920} the city,{H5892} and it be called{H7121} after my name.{H8034} 29 And David{H1732} gathered{H622} all the people{H5971} together,{H622} and went{H3212} to Rabbah,{H7237} and fought{H3898} against it, and took{H3920} it. 30 And he took{H3947} the crown{H5850} of their king{H4428} from off his head;{H7218} and the weight{H4948} thereof was a talent{H3603} of gold,{H2091} and [in it were] precious{H3368} stones;{H68} and it was set on David's{H1732} head.{H7218} And he brought forth{H3318} the spoil{H7998} of the city,{H5892} exceeding{H3966} much.{H7235} 31 And he brought forth{H3318} the people{H5971} that were therein, and put{H7760} them under saws,{H4050} and under harrows{H2757} of iron,{H1270} and under axes{H4037} of iron,{H1270} and made them pass{H5674} through the brickkiln:{H4404} and thus did{H6213} he unto all the cities{H5892} of the children{H1121} of Ammon.{H5983} And David{H1732} and all the people{H5971} returned{H7725} unto Jerusalem.{H3389}
- 2 Sam 17:27 : 27 And it came to pass, when David{H1732} was come{H935} to Mahanaim,{H4266} that Shobi{H7629} the son{H1121} of Nahash{H5176} of Rabbah{H7237} of the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983} and Machir{H4353} the son{H1121} of Ammiel{H5988} of Lodebar,{H3810} and Barzillai{H1271} the Gileadite{H1569} of Rogelim,{H7274}
- 1 Kgs 20:22 : 22 And the prophet{H5030} came{H5066} near to the king{H4428} of Israel,{H3478} and said{H559} unto him, Go,{H3212} strengthen{H2388} thyself, and mark,{H3045} and see{H7200} what thou doest;{H6213} for at the return{H8666} of the year{H8141} the king{H4428} of Syria{H758} will come up{H5927} against thee.
- 1 Kgs 20:26 : 26 And it came to pass at the return{H8666} of the year,{H8141} that Ben-hadad{H1130} mustered{H6485} the Syrians,{H758} and went up{H5927} to Aphek,{H663} to fight{H4421} against Israel.{H3478}
- 2 Kgs 13:20 : 20 And Elisha{H477} died,{H4191} and they buried{H6912} him. Now the bands{H1416} of the Moabites{H4124} invaded{H935} the land{H776} at the coming in{H935} of the year.{H8141}
- Isa 6:11 : 11 Then said{H559} I, Lord,{H136} how long? And he answered,{H559} Until cities{H5892} be waste{H7582} without inhabitant,{H3427} and houses{H1004} without man,{H120} and the land{H127} become utterly{H8077} waste,{H7582}
- Isa 54:16 : 16 Behold, I have created{H1254} the smith{H2796} that bloweth{H5301} the fire{H784} of coals,{H6352} and bringeth forth{H3318} a weapon{H3627} for his work;{H4639} and I have created{H1254} the waster{H7843} to destroy.{H2254}
- Jer 49:2-3 : 2 Therefore, behold, the days{H3117} come,{H935} saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} that I will cause an alarm{H8643} of war{H4421} to be heard{H8085} against Rabbah{H7237} of the children of Ammon;{H1121} and it shall become a desolate{H8077} heap,{H8510} and her daughters{H1323} shall be burned{H3341} with fire:{H784} then shall Israel{H3478} possess{H3423} them that did possess{H3423} him, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} 3 Wail,{H3213} O Heshbon,{H2809} for Ai{H5857} is laid waste;{H7703} cry,{H6817} ye daughters{H1323} of Rabbah,{H7237} gird{H2296} you with sackcloth:{H8242} lament,{H5594} and run to and fro{H7751} among the fences; for Malcam{H4428} shall go{H3212} into captivity,{H1473} his priests{H3548} and his princes{H8269} together.{H3162}
- Ezek 21:20 : 20 Thou shalt appoint{H7760} a way{H1870} for the sword{H2719} to come{H935} to Rabbah{H7237} of the children of Ammon,{H1121} and to Judah{H3063} in Jerusalem{H3389} the fortified.{H1219}
- Ezek 25:5 : 5 And I will make{H5414} Rabbah{H7237} a stable{H5116} for camels,{H1581} and the children of Ammon{H1121} a couching-place{H4769} for flocks:{H6629} and ye shall know{H3045} that I am Jehovah.{H3068}