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1 Chronicles

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Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then it happened to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֡י vay·hi
in the spring, a return, answer Noun H8666 תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת te·shu·vat
at the time time Noun H6256 לְעֵת֩ le·'et
when kings king Noun H4428 הַמְּלָכִ֗ים ham·me·la·chim
go to go or come out Verb H3318 צֵ֣את tzet
out [to battle], that Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָב֩ yo·v·'av
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led to drive, conduct Verb H5090 וַיִּנְהַ֣ג vai·yin·hag
out the army army, war, warfare Noun H6635 הַצָּבָ֜א ha·tza·va
and ravaged perhaps to go to ruin Verb H7843 וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת vai·yash·chet
the land earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֣רֶץ e·retz
of the sons son Noun H1121 בְּנֵֽי־ be·nei-
of Ammon, a people living E. of the Jordan Noun H5983 עַמֹּ֗ון am·mo·vn
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and came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹא֙ vai·ya·vo
and besieged to confine, bind, besiege Verb H6696 וַיָּ֣צַר vai·ya·tzar
Rabbah. two places in Isr. Noun H7237 רַבָּ֔ה rab·bah,
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But David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 וְדָוִ֖יד ve·da·vid
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stayed to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יֹשֵׁ֣ב yo·shev
at Jerusalem. probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi·ru·sha·lim;
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And Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֛ב yo·v·'av
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struck to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּ֥ךְ vai·yach
Rabbah two places in Isr. Noun H7237 רַבָּ֖ה rab·bah
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and overthrew to throw down, break or tear down Verb H2040 וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃ vai·ye·her·se·ha.
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Locations

Ammon

AMMON; AMMONITESam'-on, am'-on-its (`ammon; `ammonim):The Hebrew tradition makes this tribe descendants of Lot and hence related to the Israelites (Genesis 19:38). This is reflected in the name usually employed in Old Testament to designate them, Ben `Ammi, Bene `Ammon, "son of my people," "children of my people," i.e. relatives. Hence we find that the Israe... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Rabbah

RABBAHrab'-a:(1) (rabbah; Rhabba, Rhabbath, Rhabban. The full name is rabbath bene `ammon; he akra ton huion Ammon, Rhabbath huion Ammon, "Rabbah of the children of Ammon"): This alone of the cities of the Ammonites is mentioned in Scripture, so we may take it as the most important. It is first named in connection with the "bed" or sarcophagus of Og, king of... View Details

People

Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
King James Bible Then And it happened in came to pass, that after the spring, year was expired, at the time when that kings go out to battle, that Joab led out forth the army and ravaged the land power of the sons army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah smote Rabbah, and overthrew destroyed it.
Hebrew Greek English Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it.