1 Chronicles 20:1 meaning and explanation
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
1 Chronicles 20:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The Chronicler reports the spring campaign when Joab led Israel's army against Ammon and besieged Rabbah, the Ammonite capital, while David stayed in Jerusalem. This is the same episode told at greater length in 2 Samuel 11, where David's remaining behind becomes the setting for his sin with Bathsheba.
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